"The Nationals' front office continues with aggressive coaching hires, and they made another bold move on Friday by bringing in Andrew Aydt as their new assistant hitting coach. Aydt becomes the second addition to the staff from Driveline Baseball this offseason and carries on a clear trend under president of baseball operations Paul Toboni and manager Blake Butera: youth, analytics and innovation."
"The hire stands out for a few reasons. Aydt is not even 30 years old and has never worked for a professional organization. However, he draws experience from his time since 2018 at Driveline, rising from intern to assistant director of hitting and becoming a respected voice in swing development circles. In that capacity, he worked directly with top MLB hitters such as Ivan Herrera, Paul Goldschmidt and Corbin Carroll."
The Nationals hired Andrew Aydt as assistant hitting coach, continuing aggressive, analytics-driven coaching hires. Aydt, under 30, spent 2018 onward at Driveline, advancing from intern to assistant director of hitting and becoming a swing-development authority. He worked directly with MLB hitters including Ivan Herrera, Paul Goldschmidt and Corbin Carroll, using biomechanics and data to improve attack angles, bat speed, hard-hit rate, swing speed and exit velocity. The move follows the earlier hiring of Simon Matthews from Driveline as pitching coach. The front office prioritizes young, analytic voices and development backgrounds. Aydt lacks affiliated pro coaching experience but has demonstrable results with big-league hitters.
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