Via the Sun-Times.
“I guess I need to make some adjustments in the way I deliver my message to the millennial players now. I need to make those adjustments for the next job I get, if there is one. “But without losing my identity,” he added. “Because I know what I know. And I know what I bring is not wrong. I’m not going to blame myself for this. I’m not going to blame anyone. It didn’t work."Davis made sure to once again say there are no hard feelings between him and the Cubs, but did offer this piece of advice for some of the players going forward.
“But regardless of who’s there, certain players there are going to have to make some adjustments, because the game’s changed, and pitchers are pitching them differently. They’re not pitching to launch angles and fly balls and all that anymore. They’re pitching away from that. “They’re going to have to make that adjustment whether I’m there or not.”Davis only had praise for Ben Zobrist, but declined to make comments about any other Cubs player specifically. We've said it since he was fired, but it keeps looking like this was doomed from the start. His little jab at launch angle fundamentally contradicts what this front office believes in and has instilled in its players going through the minors. Theo Epstein made it crystal clear during his end of the year press conference when he said, "launch angle isn't a fad." That's what's made the Cubs successful before. That's what they believe in. It was never going to work out with Davis and his total anti-launch angle philosophy. The Cubs hired Anthony Iapoce as their new hitting coach for 2019. He was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Cubs from 2013-15, before the Rangers hired him as their hitting coach. Iapoce's mentor happens to be former Cubs hitting coach John Mallee, who was let go after 2017.
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