Effective communication is im portant for coaches to make baseball rewarding and fun for young players Jack Perconte Hitting Instructor & former MLB Player Chicago – It was the chance I had waited for since I was a 16 th round draft pick drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1976. As a second baseman , I had cups of coffee with the Dodgers in 1980 and 1981, but the organizatio n decided to replace Davey Lopes with