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What Stephen Vogt Is Looking For In Guardians’ New Coaching Staff

Cleveland's new manager discussed what he is seeking in the team's upcoming coaching staff in an MLB Network interview earlier today.

Logan Potosky

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This offseason, the Cleveland Guardians have considerably revamped their coaching staff from a season ago.

First and foremost, the team announced the hiring of Stephen Vogt as its managerial successor to future Hall-of-Famer Terry Francona on November 6th.

The Guardians then announced the hiring of Craig Albernaz as their Major League Field Coordinator four days later.

With these new additions, however, came some subtractions.

Just two days ago, Cleveland announced the departures of bench coach DeMarlo Hale, third base coach Mike Sarbaugh, bullpen coach Rigo Beltran, and replay coordinator Mike Barnett.

With these departures, the Guardians have multiple coaching vacancies to fill before the 2024 season begins.

Earlier today, in an interview on the MLB Network show High Heat, Vogt discussed what he is looking for in Cleveland’s coaching staff as the team rounds it out.

“I think there’s a lot of things we’re taking into account, but my biggest thing is I want good people. I want people that are going to push the players. People that are going to work together. People that are going to collaborate, and really get the best we can out of our players.”

Vogt also emphasized that the team is ultimately centered on its players.

“Because at the end of the day, it’s about them, and trying to find the right people to do that in various skill areas and development, things like that. But really just trying to find good people that want to win a lot of baseball games, and we’re really working through that right now.”

Nov 10, 2023; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, right, talks to the media as president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti looks on during an introductory press conference at Progressive Field / © Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Guardians fans will have to wait and see who fills the remaining vacancies on Cleveland’s coaching staff this offseason.

Based on Vogt’s comments, it seems like this group will be one that will work well with the Guardians’ roster and help it succeed.

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Logan Potosky
LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster who, to date, has called approximately 350+ hours of professional, college, and high school sporting events. He is currently the Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Lake County Captains, the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He graduated from John Carroll University in May of 2023 with a degree in Communication, with a concentration in Digital Media, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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