[Padreman]

If coaches did not have an impact then they would not be needed. The fact that owners and GM continue to pay these men they must feel they are having an impact. Are they game changers? Probably not because the player still has to perform but do they develope new skills from these coaches or learn new methods? Yes, players will tell you so. I fact Greg Maddux gave credit to his pitching coach during hall-of-fame speech