Luisa Gauci Joins The Brewers Minor League Staff

5 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Before making ignorant comments you should probably look at what Driveline actually does. Has nothing to do with "sabermetrics"

This

11 hours ago, jay87shot said:

 

I am sure she knows Sabermetrics and this is a low ranking job but just watching this video makes me cringe that she is going to help develop Yophery, Pratt, and other young developmental players.

 

I thinkthe important thing to remember is that being a good player isn't a mandate for being a good coach. There have been a lot over the years with just that résumé, but Gauci has worked in a really interesting role for a while with drive line and also has coaching experience with the Scottsdale scorpions in AFL this season. She's fresh and new, and honestly her passion for baseball seems to have filtered to those around her in her career so far.

We're not asking Luisa to hit 100 mph fastballs out of the park, we're asking her to understand baseball mechanics and techniques and pass those onto the players.

I will say in my experience of high level sports (none of which were baseball) I actually found the best coaches weren't ex players so often as students of the games they loved

46 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

What was her role at driveline and the AFL? All I see from driveline is that she trained, was an intern, and coached u14-16 girls baseball team. I agree you don't need to be a great player to be a good coach. However to be a coach in a major league organization you should be qualified. I don't see anything about a degree in kinesiology or related field. If passion is all it takes to join a big league club their are likely hundreds if not thousands of more qualified women who played baseball/softball and have degrees or have been around the game longer. 

If you have a look through her twitter account, you'll see a lot of what she's been working with and using, and as mentioned above she got a role in the AFL as a coach this season off the back of things.

It's not just passion, but I'd say the Brewers have hired someone because of their eye for detail as a coach and ability to improve hitters over a period of time. With that in mind, despite no specific instruction otherwise, I'd say it's safer to assume Gauci worked at a high level in Driveline

edit: @wiguy94has got the details

Edit 2:

I'm addition to wiguys search, here are a list of some of the players using Driveline so far this offseason

Working with major league regulars and stars, her input and knowledge will be a huge asset for what isn't a renowned strength of the brewers system in developing bats

I say let her do her job and see how it goes. At the end of the year, we can talk then...

Good luck, Luisa!!

25 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

OK here is my last point and I am done with this subject.

No way is she a key member in training Paul Goldschmidt or those other mlb players. Is she in the room learning maybe but a 24 year old woman with minimal experience isn't fine tuning veterans swings or pitching mechanics. 

"Manager" of baseball technologies my friend, she's going to be highly involved in some regard, though it's conjecture on both our parts at this point. Either way I hope we can agree that the new age advantage she brings could be very beneficial to the Brewers?