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Recovering Butterfield starting season as bench coach

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- To give veteran third-base coach Brian Butterfield more time to recover from an offseason knee replacement, manager John Farrell is likely to do some realigning of his staff for at least the early part of the regular season.

Butterfield will continue his duties as infield instructor, while also serving as bench coach. Gary DiSarcina, who was hired this season to be the bench coach, will coach third. Ruben Amaro, who coached third for most of Spring Training in place of Butterfield, will return to his regular role of coaching first.

It should be a temporary arrangement that works comfortably.