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By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com 10/21/09 2:34 PM ET CHICAGO -- The Cubs hired former Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo on Wednesday to be the newest member of manager Lou Piniella's staff. "Rudy Jaramillo is widely regarded as the premiere hitting instructor in the game," Cubs general manager Jim ...
thesportsbank.net - 10/21/2009
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By George Ofman It’s been said hitting is
contagious. Over at Clark and Addison it’s been said,...
hiring hitting coaches is just as contagious. Here we go again. The Cubs, desperate to find a reason why their bats didn’t meet the balls as often as it did a year ago, are about to employ its’ ...
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Tuitti Fruitti, Oh Rudy Jaramillo
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The Cubs will announce Wednesday that former Texas
Rangers hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo has signed a three-year,...
$2.42 million contract to become Chicago's next hitting coach, player sources told ESPNChicago.com on Tuesday. Jaramillo spent the ...
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Cubs Announcement Hiring Jaramillo Expected Wednesday
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... it is anticipated that the Cubs will announce the hiring of former Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo to be their hitting coach for the next three years, at a reported cost of $2.42 million. That will make him the highest-paid hitting coach in the major leagues, and also make him the hitting coach for whoever the Cubs' next manager is -- because Lou Piniella has repeatedly stated that 2010 will be his last season.
Web links for this story here and here.
Hiring a new batting coach is not the panacea to all the Cubs' ...
All The Cublogosphere Knows About Rudy Jaramillo Is Here, Why Go Anywhere Else?
College of Idiots —
The news about the Cubs signing Rudy Jaramillo to the most expensive contract for a coach ever is the buzz this morning in the world of the Cublogosphere. Just like President Obama, either you love or hate this move, or you just don't care and are busy gathering nuts for the coming winter season. People on the love side point to the fact that he has helped a lot of players improve while in Texas, including DeRosa, Soriano and even Bradley. People on the hate side point out that these "improvements" came at a time when steroid usage was rampant and Texas plays on a little league field. Personally, I think when the Cubs are going to have to eat most of Bradley's contract, ...
What can it hurt?
waxpaperbeercup —
In case you don’t know by now? Where have you been? Phil Rogers deserves some kudos because last week he scooped all of us with the Rudy Jaramillo to the Cubs rumor. Anyways, the Cubs made it official today that they will add the highly regarded Jaramillo to Lou Piniella’s coaching staff. Jaramillo agreed to a three year deal meaning he will be with the ...
Cubs ink new hitting coach.
Clubhouse Cancer —
... The Cubs signed Rudy Jaramillo as the team’s brand spanking new scapegoat hitting coach on Wednesday. (See how I did that cutesy strikeout thing with scapegoat right there? That’s the clever blogger’s best friend. I’m so cutting edge.) From Cubs.com: Jaramillo’s hitters have won 17 Silver Slugger Awards, four Most Valuable Player Awards, three home run titles, and three RBI crowns under his tutelage. He had been the Rangers’ hitting coach since 1995, and worked ...
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Cubs sign Rudy Jaramillo; My Christmas comes early
Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office —
Filed:October 22nd, 2009
Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo (Courtesy:MLB.com)
Sigh. After the lost season for the Cubs, I could have easily stayed away until the organizational meetings next month. But when someone delivers you a gift, such as the Cubs in signing Rudy Jaramillo to serve as the new hitting instructor, you're obligated to say "Thank you!".
Say it with me now. A hitting coach is now a panacea. A hitting coach is not a savior. A hitting coach is often only as good as the talent that he has to work with.
Okay, now that we have gotten this out of the way, here's what signing Jaramillo is though, in my ...
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Closing in on Jaramillo?
blogs.dailyherald.com 10/16/2009 — Cubs GM Jim Hendry always plays it close to the vest on moves involving people under contract to other organizations, so it's not surprising he would neither confirm nor deny today that he has spoken to hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, who remains under ...
Cubs Hitting Coach Jaramillo Gets 3/2.4
thecubreporter.com 10/21/2009 —
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy !
It looks like Jim Hendry accomplished first splash of the offseason. Rudy Jaramillo is the new Cubs hitting coach. The highly respected Jaramillo (according to a David Kaplan tweet ) has signed a 3 year, $2.4 million deal ($800K a year but we all know you-know-who likes ...
Jaramillo could top Cubs' wish list
blogs.dailyherald.com 10/15/2009 — Word out of Dallas this evening is that hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo has turned down a one-year offer to return to the Texas Rangers. He's under contract until Oct. 31, and it's believed the Cubs have some interest in hiring Jaramillo to fill their ...
Jaramillo a Matter of Time for the Cubs?
chicagocubsonline.com 10/17/2009 — According to multiple reports it appears Jim Hendry's first off-season free agent target is former Rangers' hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo . Jaramillo is regarded throughout the game as the best in the business and he could become the next hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs within the next two ...
Cubs sign Rudy Jaramillo; My Christmas comes early
cubbienation.net 10/22/2009 — Filed:October 22nd, 2009
Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo (Courtesy:MLB.com)
Sigh. After the lost season for the Cubs, I could have easily stayed away until the organizational meetings next month. But when someone delivers you a gift, such as the Cubs in signing Rudy Jaramillo ...
Cubs, Jaramillo Still Talking
novafantasysports.com 10/19/2009 — Update: It's beginning to look more and more likely that Rudy Jaramillo will be the Cubs next hitting coach, according to SI's Jon Heyman. The two parties are close to a multiple year, $800,000 deal. The Cubs obviously hope that Jaramillo can bring his skills to a team that has drastically ...
Cubs Expected to Sign Rudy Jaramillo to Multi-year Deal
bleachernation.com 10/16/2009 — It did not take long for the Chicago Cubs to move on their new hitting coach. The rumors of the Cubs’ interest in Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo are not yet cold - they just started percolating three days ago - and it looks like it’s nearly a done deal.
GM Jim Hendry has ...
Cubs hire Jaramillo as hitting coach (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/21/2009
The Chicago Cubs have hired Rudy Jaramillo as their hitting coach, hoping he can resurrect an offense that struggled during a disappointing 2009 season. Jaramillo, who spent 15 years as the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, replaces Von Joshua. ...
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