New Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey ready to win again in Boston
Andrew Bailey knows what it’s like to win in Boston. After being on a last place team in 2012, the former reliever started the 2013 season on the roster of the eventual World Series championship team, before landing on the injured list with season ending shoulder surgery.
The new Red Sox pitching coach is ready to get to work and get this team back to winning.
“We were a last-place team in 2012 and then won the World Series in 2013, so we kind of ran the gamut of experiences,” Bailey said in an interview on MLB Network Radio on Tuesday. “[Boston is] such a special place. The fan base is amazing. And ultimately, it’s one of the greatest to win in. Their fans are electric and the environment there.”
Bailey spent two seasons in Boston, the majority of the time he was on the injured list with various injuries, that included a shoulder and thumb ailment. He will team back up with former bullpen teammate Craig Breslow to help turn around the Sox’ pitching staff that has struggled the last couple of years.
“I hope I can kind of bring some of that former player experience, especially being able to wear the Red Sox uniform, to the table,” Bailey said, “and to lean on those experiences alongside all the other experiences I’ve had on the coaching side.”
The 39-year-old spent the last four seasons serving as the Giants pitching coach. While in San Francisco, Bailey worked with ace Logan Webb, who finished second in the National League Cy Young voting this season. Webb struck out 194 batters and owned a 3.25 ERA over a league-leading 216 frames.
Bailey will now work with pitchers like Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Chris Murphy and Garrett Whitlock to name a few.
The New Jersey native will lean on his success from his time in the Bay Area and look to transform the Red Sox pitching staff.