Bob McClure Continues to Be the Worst Pitching Coach in Baseball History

Someone commented yesterday that my observations are typically with 20-20 hindsight. Mostly true. But here’s what I wrote about Bob McClure when the Phillies hired him back in 2013 under the headline The Phillies May Have Hired the Worst Pitching Coach in Baseball.

McClure’s staffs, updated to reflect his time with the Phillies:

2006 Royals: Worst ERA in baseball (5.65).

2007 Royals: 16th lowest ERA in baseball (4.48).

2008 Royals: 22nd lowest ERA in baseball (4.48)

2009 Royals: 26th lowest ERA in baseball (4.83).

2010 Royals: 29th lowest ERA in baseball (4.97).

2011 Royals: 27th lowest ERA in baseball (4.44).

2012 Red Sox: 27th lowest ERA in baseball (4.70).

2014 Phillies: 20th lowest ERA in baseball (3.79).

2015 Phillies: 28th lowest ERA in baseball (4.35).

Sometimes it doesn’t take rocket science.