100% agree that it’s not hard to be a head coach or manager in baseball. If you understand the game and don’t do stupid things, you will be alright. Baseball coaches can get out-managed, sure, but it’s not even on the same planet as the importance of a basketball or football coach. Coaching experience is a premium in basketball on football, not as much in baseball.
Heller is undoubtedly the better hire for the next 3 years, but not necessarily because of in-game coaching. At some point, the recruiting ability of Bolt will surpass Heller’s knowledge of building consistent rosters and talent development. So I’m fine with either. Given that baseball doesn’t matter a whole lot, I would probably go with Bolt.