The San Diego Padres announced this week that former St. Louis Cardinals head coach Mike Hilter will join their player development team as an advisor. At the end of last season, Hilter was sacked by the Cardinals. He coached the Cardinals for more than three seasons, with a total of 252 wins and 199 losses.
It is worth mentioning that last October Hilter interviewed for the head coach position of the priest vacancy, and the coach chose Bob Melvin. He then moved to the Alliance to take on operational roles. The league allowed Hilter to double-play.
In the 2019 season, Hilter was named the best coach of the National League, and he led the Cardinals to the championship in the Central Division of the National League. He has led the Cardinals to the playoffs for the past three seasons, but his disagreements with the top ultimately led to a divergence.
After the Cardinals lost 0-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hilter stepped down. Cardinals general manager Mozeriak acknowledged that there were "philosophically different opinions" between the two sides. As for the real reason why he left class, the Cardinal executives are still silent.
Prior to accepting the priesthood, Hilter spent his coaching career in the Cardinal System. He has a good reputation in the circle and has a lot of experience on the field. For the clergy, he will use his strengths to cultivate the rookies in the clergy system; for the alliance, he will combine his own experience to provide advice for the alliance to promote various rule experiments and innovations.