Braves hire Chipper as a Special Assistant.

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The Atlanta Braves announced today that the club has hired former All-Star Chipper Jones as a special assistant to baseball operations. Jones will report to John Hart, president of baseball operations, and to General Manager John Coppolella.In his new capacity, Jones will attend Major League spring training as an instructor, and during the regular season he will primarily focus on assisting Braves hitters. He will also assist with amateur scouting leading up to the June draft, as well as some minor-league player evaluation and instruction.


“We are excited to bring Chipper on board as a special assistant,” Coppolella said. “He brings a wealth of experience – from being a number one overall draft pick, to having a highly-successful career as a World Series champion, a league MVP and a batting champion, to coming back from major injuries. Chipper spent his entire Hall-of-Fame caliber career in a Braves uniform and we look forward to his input with our staff and with our hitters.”


“After a few years of decompressing, I came to the undeniable conclusion that I want to be around the game again and, more particularly, around the Atlanta Braves,” Jones said. “Because of what we are in the process of building for this city and our fan base, I am extremely excited to be dipping my toe back into the water that is Braves baseball. I look forward to working with our players, as my passion for the art of hitting is something I hold near and dear to my heart. My hope is that I can be an ‘extra set of eyes’ on our players and help supplement an already strong baseball operations department and coaching staff. I am honored to be back working with the Braves.”
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Just for the record, Glavine is a special assistant.

Is McGriff an assistant with us, or was that just a one-time spring training roving instructor gig?
Blauser?
Smoltz?
Javy?
 
UNCBlue012 said:
I'm just glad he's back with us. I think it will be really big for the young guys.
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"No, no, no, Hector, your hands are all wrong. How many times do I have to tell you? Put your dominant hand in the small of her back, then gently- GENTLY- place your non-dominant hand in her hair. If you can't kiss a woman, how are you ever going to hit .300 in this league?"
 
Love the fact that he'll be working on some instruction...not as jazzed about him doing some scouting work. I hope this is the beginnings of an eventual move to full-time hitting coach.
 
smootness said:
Love the fact that he'll be working on some instruction...not as jazzed about him doing some scouting work. I hope this is the beginnings of an eventual move to full-time hitting coach.
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He will still be at the kiddie table when it comes to the scouting meetings.. They may just want him there for his connections at Hooters.. he probably has some discounts there..
 
bravesfanMatt said:
He will still be at the kiddie table when it comes to the scouting meetings.. They may just want him there for his connections at Hooters.. he probably has some discounts there..
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I know you're new here, but keep the restaurant references with Chipper to a minimum.

He actually lurks here, here and there.
 
Love this news. Although it was as predictable as the rising sun. You could just sense it from him every time he visited the team or spoke in the booth during a game. Not to mention always helping guys with their swings, including the notorious incident with LaRoche. I can laugh at that now, but admit I was irked at the time.
 
MadduxFanII said:
"No, no, no, Hector, your hands are all wrong. How many times do I have to tell you? Put your dominant hand in the small of her back, then gently- GENTLY- place your non-dominant hand in her hair. If you can't kiss a woman, how are you ever going to hit .300 in this league?"
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Hopefully he won't conduct any team meetings at Hooter's.
 
First time I have actually gotten truly excited about a Braves related piece of news in a long while. Glad he's back, hope it does lead to him being hitting coach later down the road.
 
Love Chipper without a doubt, but expecting him to work some magic with these bad players is unlikely. You can shine a piece of ****, but it's still a turd.
 
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