Brad Mills has been hired as the new manager of the Houston Astros. Mills, previously the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, was introduced yesterday by Ed Wade, Astros General Manager, in a press conference at Minute Maid Park. Houstonians may remember Brad Mills as being Nolan Ryan's 3509th career strikeout victim, lifting Ryan past Walter Johnson as the all-time Strike Out King.
Mills played for the Montreal Expos from 1980 to 1983, and has coached extensively in the minor leagues. He worked with Terry Francona in Philadelphia as an assistant base coach with the Phillies. When Francona left Philly to join the Red Sox organization (American League) in 2004, he took along Mills, whom he appointed bench coach.
Mills succeeds Cecil Cooper, who was fired on Sept. 21 and replaced on an interim basis by Dave Clark, the team’s third-base coach. Clark will maintain a position on Mills' staff for the upcoming season. Mills lack of current knowledge of the National League players and teams was not seen as a real detriment since he had prior experience in both the major and minor league systems with National League teams.
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