"The Athletics are hiring Barry Enright as pitching coordinator and director of pitching in their player development department, reports Sam Blum of The Athletic. Enright has spent the past couple seasons as pitching coach of the Angels. A former reliever who pitched parts of four seasons in the big leagues, Enright moved into coaching in 2019. He began as a minor league coach in the Arizona system before getting an MLB job as assistant pitching coach going into 2022."
"Enright worked in that capacity for two years. The Angels had one of the worst pitching staffs in MLB over that stretch, finishing 28th with a cumulative 4.73 earned run average. Their 20.4% strikeout rate was better only than Colorado's 17.4% mark. The pitching staff wasn't much better the season before Enright's arrival, and the team's performance over the past couple seasons is largely a reflection on the roster itself."
"The Angels made a managerial change, tabbing former A's catcher Kurt Suzuki to lead the dugout. Suzuki overhauled the coaching staff and brought in veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux from the Rangers. Enright doesn't jump directly back onto an MLB staff but will get to work with a farm system that'll need steps forward from its talented arms in a challenging environment."
Barry Enright will serve as the Athletics' pitching coordinator and director of pitching in player development. Enright spent the past couple seasons as the Los Angeles Angels' pitching coach after moving into coaching in 2019 following a four-season major-league pitching career. He rose from minor-league coach in Arizona to assistant MLB pitching coach in 2022 and then to lead pitching coach on Ron Washington's staff. The Angels posted one of MLB's worst staffs over his tenure, with a 4.73 ERA and a 20.4% strikeout rate. The Athletics possess strong offensive pieces but rely on a pitching-rich prospect pool that needs development to contend at Sutter Health Park.
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