Former Royals and Ham Fighters manager Hillman hired as bench coach

[Reuben]

Per BA. Doesn't mention a connection with Hinch but I assume there is one?

[subnuclear]

Seems more experienced than Hinch.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't know of any connection to Hinch.  But Hillman is a "baseball man", having been a player, a scout, a manger at several levels, and a front office guy.

[Reuben]

I'm wondering too if this is in part an effort to make Japanese players more comfortable about signing with the team.

[juliogotay]

Seems more experienced than Hinch.

Often the case with bench coaches.

[Matt]

I love those Japanese team names.

[HudsonHawk]

I love those Japanese team names.

I was really disappointed when I learned it was the Nippon-Ham "Fighters", not the Nippon "Ham Fighters"

[Dark Star]

I was really disappointed when I learned it was the Nippon-Ham "Fighters", not the Nippon "Ham Fighters"

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. You can fight the ham, and the pork belies acquiescence. But the ham is a fighter, too.  - Sir Francis Bacon

[juliogotay]

I am surprised Bogar has not been announced as the Rangers mgr.

[Bench]

I am surprised Bogar has not been announced as the Rangers mgr.

Jeff Bannister is the new Rangers manager.

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[jbm]

I realize it's a news articles and reporting is generally crap, but the logic in that article is wanting: the Rangers like Clint Hurdle for all these reasons, therefore they want his bench coach.