After spending most of his 21 years coaching in the minor leagues, Niebla brings holistic approach to new gig
Ruben Niebla was preceded as Padres pitching coach by Larry Rothschild, who had been coaching in the major leagues for more than three decades when he was hired.That’s generally how it went in Major League Baseball for a long time. And that helps explain why Niebla is in his first season as a major league team’s lead pitching coach.“You look at a guy like Ruben,” Melvin said. “He’s been in the minor leagues as long as he has, and this is his first real big break.
People in the organization first started mentioning Niebla almost as soon as the season ended. A couple didn’t even know his name, but they had heard Preller was keen on this guy in Cleveland who was supposed to be really good. “I think I’m a little bit of the older school,” said Niebla, a Calexico High graduate who lives in El Centro. “When I started, it was you’ve got to clock in your years, you’ve got to get your experience. I came up with coaches that were older than myself, that had been with the organization for a while. I was like, ‘That’s the mold, and I’m willing to do that.
Niebla, who turned 50 in December, might just be the ideal mix of young and old. His time in the minors helped him bridge the gap in the debate between the two schools, new and old.
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