5 candidates to replace Brant Brown as Cardinals hitting coach

Following the news of Brant Brown being let go by the St. Louis Cardinals, it's time to look ahead at who the club may tap as their next Major League hitting coach.

This is the first significant coaching change on the Major League staff under Chaim Bloom's leadership. The Cardinals added additional voices to the MLB staff last offseason, but had not made a change in leadership this significant yet.

This will be the fourth hitting coach hire the Cardinals have made since 2021. All three prior (Jeff Albert, Turner Ward, and Brant Brown) were external voices who did not come up through the Cardinals organization, so it will be interesting to see if Bloom opts to promote from within or go after another external option.

Here are five options the Cardinals could look at to replace Brant Brown at hitting coach

Casey Chenoweth

If I had to guess, Cardinals' assistant hitting coach, Casey Chenoweth, would be the likeliest candidate to take on the hitting coach role following Brant Brown.

It's been widely reported how much of an impact Chenoweth made on Jordan Walker as he rebounded at the plate this year, with that work going back to their time spent together at Double-A during the 2025 season. Chenoweth has drawn rave reviews from both inside and outside the organization, making him a strong candidate to land the lead role somewhere at some point.

We don't know all of the reasons for why the Cardinals moved on from Brown, but I would imagine one of them was to clear way for a Chenoweth promotion, and we'll see if that is true here soon.

Brandon Allen

Another assistant coach on the Major League staff, Brandon Allen also worked his way up through the Cardinals system like Chenoweth, and has been well-liked amongst Cardinals hitters since joining the MLB staff prior to the 2023 season.

Given his long-term presence on the Major League staff, the Cardinals could opt to give him the lead role now, but it would be a surprise to me given how much we've heard about Chenoweth as of late.

Dalton Hurd

Another name inside the Cardinals organization that has drawn rave reviews, Dalton Hurd was hired by the club to be their director of hitting this past offseason, and it is hard not to notice all of the gains throughout the system offensively this past year. He spent time with the Orioles, Giants, and private hitting instruction prior to joining the Cardinals.

Peter Fatse

Back during Bloom's days in Boston, he hired one Major League hitting coach, Peter Fatse. Bloom brought Fatse over to the Red Sox after the 2019 season to serve as an assistant hitting coach before promoting him to the lead role prior to the 2021 season. Fatse remained Boston's hitting coach until he was let go during Alex Cora's firing back in April. Bloom could tap back into some familiarity here.

Will Bradley

Will Bradley served as a coach at Saint Louis University from 2008 to 2017 prior to coaching in Major League Baseball. He began as a minor league hitting coach with the Los Angeles Angels before serving as a minor league hitting coordinator with the Rays and one year as their Triple-A hitting coach. Bradley was promoted to the Rays' big-league staff ahead of the 2026 season as an assistant hitting coach.

The Rays are in the World Series now, and their offense took a notable step forward this past season. They were amongst the best teams in baseball at hitting for average prior to 2026, but they jumped from 14th in OPS in 2025 to eighth this past season.

Bloom's ties to Tampa Bay could make the connection even stronger, so he's a name I would keep an eye on if they look external.

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