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Blaze Sports Intel Coach Intelligence

The first verified coach-ranking
engine for baseball development.

Find the coach. Verify the résumé. Understand the risk. Match the athlete.

Sports Intelligence Put Simply

This isn't Yelp for coaches. It's a verified development board: Zillow-style local search, KenPom-style rankings, Baseball Savant-style evidence, and a scouting-department trust layer. Every card carries a 95% credibility interval. When two intervals overlap, the coaches are tied. When the data doesn't know, Blaze Sports Intel says so.

Module 01

Pitching Coach Standings · April 2026

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#1

Chris Fetter

✓ VerifiedGold

Detroit Tigers — Pitching Coach· Detroit, MI

Best fit: MLB-level pitchers / breakout candidates

  • MLB
  • 2024 BA COY
  • Documented Transformations
Evidence: 22 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
95.0
Confidence A
#2

Mark Prior

✓ VerifiedGold

Los Angeles Dodgers — Pitching Coach· Los Angeles, CA

Best fit: MLB rotation / late-career durability

  • 3× WS Champion
  • MLB
  • Pro Pedigree
Evidence: 19 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
94.1
Confidence A
#3

Mike Maddux

✓ VerifiedGold

Los Angeles Angels — Pitching Coach· Anaheim, CA

Best fit: MLB veteran rotation / staff turnaround

  • 23 yrs MLB
  • 2× Pennant
  • Brother of Greg
Evidence: 17 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
92.5
Confidence A
#4

Max Weiner

✓ VerifiedGold

University of Texas — Pitching Coach· Austin, TX

Best fit: Advanced HS / College / Draft-track pitchers

  • Pitch Design
  • College Development
  • Pro Background
Evidence: 14 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
92.4
Confidence A-
#5

Pete Woodworth

✓ VerifiedGold

Seattle Mariners — Pitching Coach· Seattle, WA

Best fit: MLB rotation / homegrown SP factory

  • 2022 BA COY
  • Homegrown SP Factory
  • 7th Season
Evidence: 16 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
92.4
Confidence A-
#6

Kyle Boddy

✓ VerifiedGold

Driveline Baseball — Founder· Kent, WA

Best fit: Pro-tier biomechanics / pitch design / R&D-driven dev

  • Driveline Founder
  • OpenBiomechanics
  • Industry Standard
Evidence: 18 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
91.9
Confidence A-
#7

Matt Hobbs

✓ VerifiedGold

Arkansas — Pitching Coach· Fayetteville, AR

Best fit: SEC / draft-track college pitchers

  • 2024 D1B Asst COY
  • 30 Draftees
  • 3 CWS Trips
Evidence: 16 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
91.8
Confidence A
#8

Nate Yeskie

✓ VerifiedGold

LSU — Pitching Coach· Baton Rouge, LA

Best fit: SEC / national-title college pitchers

  • 2025 CWS Champion
  • 4-Program CWS
  • Multi-tier Pedigree
Evidence: 15 sourcesLow Risk
CIS
91.2
Confidence A-

Source: seed · Last updated Apr 25, 2026 · America/Chicago

Module 02

Monthly Movers

PowerRank = 0.75·CIS + 0.25·Trend90.

Risers

Cooling

“The market knows who is loud. Blaze Sports Intel shows who can actually develop players, and how sure we are about it.”

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