Next. Sure, Johnson has family in the south and life as a pitching coach in the NCAA may be less-taxing too. Term sheet for On Monday, it was reported by The Athletic that his new salary would be worth double what he was making with the Twins. It comes down to two possible outcomes. Hes just really happy for me. FILE - Minnesota Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson, right, holds a meeting on the mound with pitcher Taylor Rogers and catcher Mitch Garver during a baseball game in Minneapolis on Aug. 11, 2019. Many of the big college programs even pay their head coaches more than MLB gives to some of their managers. Just my perspective though, but if hes happy, good for him, its the right choice. "You don't ever hear anybody on their deathbed going, 'Man, I wish I'd have stuck it out to see if we'd won 101 and not done what's right for my family.'". We start talking a few days in advance, we put together a plan and we execute. It will be interesting to see if this is part of an evolving trend. Meanwhile LSUs college season is over, meaning Johnsons leaving his current job for another gig that isnt even ongoing. And with a 162-game season, plus a couple of months of spring training, Johnson was missing family moments. In the end, Johnson is getting paid significantly more money to take a job he has more interest in. Been playing for a long time. Why would he leave a first-place team? Actually no. Then the plane took off - and momentarily lost Wi-Fi connectivity. Sucks to abandon the team, but a salary jump 350K to 750K might be hard to turn down. His final day with the Twins will be Thursday. dark. The ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience, Report: Mets, Pham agree to 1-year, $6M deal, Report: Red Sox, Duvall agree to 1-year, $7M deal. Players, seated in the front of the plane, began to pivot, glancing toward the back of the cabin. Johnson was a hit, as the Twins won division titles in 2019 and '20. Think of where you would rather be on a summer day. One pitching coach or hitting coach, teams appear to believe, is largely no different than any other pitching or hitting coach in the overall available pool of coaches. That fall ball really helped them last season. Falvey, who put much of Cleveland's pitching development machinery in place, was on the trip with the club, as was Josh Kalk, who's in charge of the team's tech department in his role as the club's vice president of baseball operations strategy and innovation. It doesnt make this a normal situation, and it has the Twins looking for a new pitching coach. During that same time, the Twins made more than 2x what all of LSU athletics did (football being the cash cow). FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas pitching coach Wes Johnson is leaving the Razorbacks for professional baseball. Sources told @DanHayesMLB he was making about $400K with the Twins. He said he preferred to go now and not wait. I would not let him go in midseason, unless his contract allows him to break it for college. He wanted to go all-in with his new role. The term sheet has a$380,000yearly base salaryand runs through June 30, 2025. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). And unlike players, teams dont get six years of control with coaches. has anyone been to the bottom of lake tahoe. Its not surprising that he is going back to the SEC, especially when you consider he will get more money, have less travel, and be closer to home. Is this a case of the Twins being really cheap? Im sure the cocaine had nothing to do with ruining his career. Chris Archer and other players raved about his ability: Chris Archer has been very open about the impact Wes Johnson has had on him in these few months. The Lafayette Daily Advertiser reported Johnson's LSU contract has a $380,000 yearly base salary for three years, plus a $800 per month vehicle allowance and $25,000 relocation incentive. The Twins Are Still Two Steps Away From Contending, Carlos Correa Is Saying All The Right Things. "I sent (the screenshot) to a couple of the other guys, and other guys had just seen it, and it spread like wildfire," Smeltzer said. That offsets any loses and brings in a lot of money. Sunday evening, about two hours after beating the Colorado Rockies in a series finale at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins' charter flight taxied to the runway for its 77-minute flight to Cleveland. Seems odd hed leave in mid-season. Well everyone wants Dylan Crews but hes not a pitcher. The Sarris/Buchanan article linked above goes into this in more depth and, again, Im going to encourage you to read it, if you havent already but it is just striking to me how little difference MLB organizations appear to perceive there to be among coaches. Johnson made no request to the Twins for a raise in salary, according to sources. DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) June 26, 2022. Related: MLB trade rumors: Latest MLB rumors in June. The news was unexpected and, really, pretty strange. lol. When Falvey and Levine took over the Twins, the cupboard was bare in terms of quality pitching. Minnesota hasthe 11th best ERA in MLB and is in first place in the American League Central. His hiring is effective I give credit to Wes for helping turn a lot of meh Twins pitchers into pretty okay Twins pitchers. Sources told @DanHayesMLB he was making about $400K with the Twins. He coached in the SEC at Mississippi State and Arkansas before going straight to the majors in his first MLB job. Sad to say but his coke addiction probably prolonged his career. The Twins were reportedly paying $400,000 a year for Johnsons services, a number thats in line with what a lot of college pitching coaches make. Thats going to happen. It has also put the Twins in a tough spot, having to replace a key staff member by Friday once Johnson officially leaves after this series. It says very little about the Twins and a lot about LSU. DETAILS BELOW. Coaching changes happen all the time during the season in baseball. Minnesotas pitching staff ranked in the 20s in team ERA during Derek Falvey and Thad Levines first two seasons. Since the start of the 2019 season, Minnesota pitchers rank 10th in baseball in fWAR (46.8), which is a strong total even factoring in the injuries and performance drop-offs that plagued the Twins during their disappointing 2021 campaign. Do you think hitters should just concede their at bat so pitchers do not have to throw so many pitches? But Johnsons role is defined by more than stats. They lost three of five to Cleveland and lead the Guardians in the American League Central by only one game heading into play Friday. Umhes making 30k more. If Maki succeeds, it would make a lot of sense to have him continue on in the role past 2022. Webhow are the united states and spain similar. Those were the terms used by members of the Twins traveling party Sunday evening to describe the 90-minute flight to Cleveland, when word leaked out that highly regarded pitching coach Wes Johnson accepted a significant raise to become the new pitching coach at Louisiana State University, multiple sources confirmed to The Athletic. Why spend a bunch when youve got fans that are buffoons like yourself. Both were in disbelief, so Correa walked back to staff's section, specifically to pitching coach Wes Johnson. "There is the question of not just listing out things you need to do, it's how you do it, how you talk about it, how a player prefers to be prepared for what he's doing," Baldelli said. That info wasnt there when the person posted their reply. Johnson addressed the group in a sixth-floor ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton. I keep thinking about the LSU pitcher from a couple of years ago who hit nukes in high school. Try a week on us. Or not? Im now curious what pitching coaches around the game make. Maki, the teams bullpen coach, has been with the organization since 2017 when he was hired as the teams minor league pitching coach. Perhaps LSU wanted an answer right now so they would know who is going to be their pitching coach. Johnson was picking up in the middle of a first-place season and moving to Baton Rouge, La., to be the Tigers' pitching coach. But Hayes also reported that Johnson never asked for a raise after the Twins tried to convince him to stay. Probably a better package at LSU. If this is unethical what would you call pitching in the 1990s and earlier? #LSU https://t.co/iXDPdKS6pm pic.twitter.com/OVkWIrQgXS. I would suspect there are some kind of family issues at the root of this move. If he is successful down there, next he can run for the US Senate. What? According to his I couldnt leave fast enough. The WNBA will head north for a preseason game in Canada. Their final start together was Tuesday, another six-inning outing in which Smeltzer allowed one run on four hits with nine strikeouts. Not everyone was happy about the news, Twins sources said. ACC Freshman of the Year Tommy White, who hit 27 home runs, transfers to LSU baseball, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Interesting that he leaves in the middle of the Year considering the college season wont start until well after the Major League baseball season is over. Its actually in the MLB rules the reason to play the game is to win and what gives you the best chance of winning TOP PITCHING you want a championship Get 2 Ace pitchers and some offense.. and every season youll have a shot at a world series why because pitching wins post season games.. LSU, meanwhile, was very aggressive in recruiting Johnson. Johnson will join Jay Johnsons coaching staff at LSU, who, again are not currently playing baseball since the college baseball season just ended. And it's baseball, three. Johnson is in his fourth season with the Twins, but has previous SEC ties he worked as a pitching coach at Mississippi State and at Arkansas before joining Minnesota in November 2018. But to go from the major leagues the pinnacle of the sport to college baseball? MLB teams operate with a long-term view, which could limit what Johnson truly wants to do with his staff. "The success he has had at the highest level of baseball speaks to Wes ability to communicate, teach, develop and motivate.". News of his move broke shortly before takeoff to Cleveland, where the first-place Twins open a crucial four-day, five-game series against the second-place Guardians on Monday. Wtf are you talking about? Starting pitching was seen as a big question mark for the Twins heading into 2022, but the club has weathered another set of injuries to post strong-to-respectable numbers in several categories. Thats pretty normal. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. The Lafayette Daily Advertiser reported Johnson's LSU contract has a $380,000 yearly base salary for three years, plus a $800 per month vehicle allowance Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Maybe youre biased but youre not wrong. A trio of NFL playoff quarterback newcomers provided some memorable playoff moments. 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