Darren Balsley

In the Padres bullpen 07/27/2010.

Darren Balsley (born October 27, 1964 in Newport Beach, California) is the current pitching coach at Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres franchise. He was a minor-league pitcher before he decided to go into coaching. He went to Mount Carmel High School in San Diego and attended Palomar College. He has been in his current role since May 17, 2003.^[1] Under his tutelage, the Padres pitching has greatly improved, with the team ERA going from 4.87 in 2003 to a Major-League best 3.70 in 2007 to now a Major-League leading best again 3.07 ERA in 2010. Also, many pitchers have gone on to have some of the best years of their careers under his watch. These players include Heath Bell, Jake Peavy, Cla Meredith, Chris Young, Akinori Otsuka, and Kevin Cameron.

The Padres moved into cavernous Petco Park in 2004. One of the most extreme pitchers' parks in the league, this development bears much of the responsibility for the Padres pitchers' statistical improvement during Balsley's tenure.

References

↑ Scarr, Mike (17 May 2003). "Padres dismiss pitching coach Club opts to promote Balsley from Double-A". MLB.com. Retrieved 7 July 2010.

External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

San Diego Padres current roster

Active roster	1 Alex Dickerson 2 Melvin Upton, Jr. 3 Derek Norris 4 Wil Myers 5 Alexi Amarista 10 Alexei Ramirez 12 Christian Bethancourt 13 Drew Pomeranz 15 Cory Spangenberg 16 Travis Jankowski 18 Austin Hedges 23 Carlos Villanueva 24 Jon Jay 26 Yangervis Solarte 27 Matt Kemp 29 Colin Rea 33 James Shields 34 Andrew Cashner 37 Brandon Maurer 38 Tyson Ross 39 Brett Wallace 41 Robbie Erlin 43 Jon Edwards 47 Cory Mazzoni 49 Josh Martin 50 Nick Vincent 52 Blake Smith 56 Fernando Rodney 57 Leonel Campos 59 Kevin Quackenbush 61 Luis Perdomo 62 Jabari Blash 70 Manuel Margot 72 José Rondón 73 José Pirela 74 Tayron Guerrero 76 José Torres 77 Buddy Baumann 79 Ryan Buchter

Inactive roster	75 César Vargas

Coaching staff	Manager 14 Andy Green Bench 25 Mark McGwire First base 20 Tarrik Brock Third base 30 Glenn Hoffman Hitting 22 Alan Zinter Pitching 36 Darren Balsley Bullpen 45 Doug Bochtler Coach 7 Eddie Rodríguez Bullpen catcher 80 Justin Hatcher Bullpen catcher 81 Griffin Benedict

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