"Andrew Wright, the field coordinator for the Red Sox, will be joining the Nationals for a role that is sure to be on the player development side of the organization. This hire, similar to Toboni and Pearson, is one that is seen internally within Boston's walls as a big loss, which should be music to the ears of Nationals fans everywhere."
"What does the field coordinator actually do? According to Andrew Flax on X, who is tapped in on the minor league side of things for the Nationals, found an excerpt from a Boston Globe article which described what Wright's role entailed with the Red Sox. The article said, "As the Sox' field coordinator, Wright had played a significant role implementing changes to the way the Sox instructed their minor leaguers in recent years, particularly the organization's defense and baserunning.""
"While the team has had success in running wild on the basepaths, often finding themselves among the most aggressive teams in baserunning which allowed them to steal a lot of bases, they also struggled with a subpar success rate given all of their attempts. Defensively is more of the same, as the Nationals had some of the worst defenders in the league by many advanced metric"
Paul Toboni will lead the Washington Nationals as President of Baseball Operations. Devin Pearson will join as an Assistant General Manager. Andrew Wright, formerly the Boston Red Sox field coordinator, will join the Nationals in a player-development role. Wright implemented changes to how the Red Sox instructed minor leaguers, focusing on defense and baserunning. The Nationals have struggled with baserunning efficiency and defensive performance across their organization. The team has been aggressive on the basepaths but maintained a subpar steal success rate. The new hires aim to upgrade instruction and development in those specific areas.
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