Bobby is pretty honest. He doesn't belittle his players publicly, players respect that. He doesn't point a finger when things go bad. If anything, he takes the pressure off players, rather than putting it on them. In four decades as a player and manager in the minor leagues, winter ball and the majors, Cox has seen it all.
Many managers treat spring training as a boot camp.
He keeps the focus on quality time, rather than quantity, eschewing such time-honored traditions as pitchers shagging balls in the outfield and endlessly repeating drills. That's how you hurt people. I agree with the way Bobby does it. I see the longevity of it. Cox, the player's manager, says the hardest part of his job is cutting players in the spring because he hates the thought of taking away a man's livelihood.