I thought Long has said he doesn't want to be a manager, but I could be misremembering. He does want a longer term contract.
Instead of locking him up for 3 years, we went cheap on years. Now we need to sign him again. It's just dumb. Are we going to be even cheaper heading into CBA negotiations? It's annoying.
I want to point out I really don't think hitting coaches matter. Same with pitching coaches. They're there to be fired during losing streaks to scare the hitters into focusing.
But if he and Soto are tight....
