The Angels have promoted Shawn Wooten to assistant hitting coach, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports. Wooten, who served as the Angels’ minor league assistant hitting coordinator last season, will work under hitting coach Jeremy Reed in Anaheim.
The 46-year-old Wooten is a longtime member of the Angels organization, having spent the majority of his major league career on their roster before entering the coaching ranks. The former catcher and corner infielder was in Anaheim from 2000-03, during which he was part of the franchise’s only World Series-winning team (2002), before playing parts of the next two seasons with the Phillies and Red Sox. His career wrapped up in 2008 after a combined three years in the minors with the Twins, Mets and Padres.
Wooten’s hiring is the third that new manager Brad Ausmus has made since assuming the reins in October. The club previously added Reed and tabbed Doug White as its pitching coach.
lilpartialbaldo
So happy to see this franchise going nowhere fast.
pacafechef
It’s a little early in the off-season to be dumping on the team, isn’t it?
Vizionaire
isn’t that what is repeated every offseason for last 5-6 years?
WideWorldofSports
According to my research this is the correct time to make this guestimation
thecalhounkid
Wooten and Reed were actually the ones who turned Calhouns season around. I’m excited about both.
batrack
Joke of a comment. Give the guy a chance
lilpartialbaldo
Not a joke home slice. Trust me.
batrack
Home slice? Break us off some knowledge knowing man?
jd396
Don’t be a jive turkey.
steelerbravenation
Those who can’t, they teach.
tsolid 2
What do you teach?
Vizionaire
as if he had great influence on the angels minor league hitters!
Gwynning's Anal Lover
Woot!
madmanTX
There go the food profits…
Matt_Angel_Bronco_Laker
Believe it or not, he was a career .272 hitter. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. Hopefully he works out.
driftcat28 2
That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time
Mike's Trout
Not bad. He was one of three hitting coaches with the Dodgers in 2017 and helped correct their swings. Welcome to the Angels.
HaloShane
Lolzzzzz ummmm “Okay”. What else can one expect from an organization that has zero direction.
Bill Francis
Like anyone here knows his coaching ability enough to know if this is a good hire or not. Clearly if they are truly going to more stats based – they must feel his teaching aligns with that.