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Originally Posted by Pelican
I have tended to look more at what their teaching skills are (on the hiring screen), rather than worry about in-game decisions. A good 1B coach can help runners avoid getting picked off. A good 3B coach can steal a few runs by sending guys, and/or avoid outs at the plate. I'm not at all sure how or if OOTP measures this. There are lots of intangibles. My actual preference is to retire guys at the end of their careers, and then make them eligible as coaches, and hire them, despite the obvious lack of experience. I figure going back to the team they played for has to be an advantage.
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I think my question more came from what to do to improve a team's poor baserunning. Get smarter players? Faster? That works to a point, but I have to think the coaching aspect comes in somewhere (and if so, I wanted to know where).