The Angels announced their Minor League coaching staffs on Friday, including the staff for Double-A Mobile in the club's first season in the organization.
Sal Fasano, a catcher for nine Major League teams from 1996-2008, is the new manager of the Mobile BayBears. Fasano spent the past two years as a pitching coordinator in the Blue Jays' Minor League system. He was previously named Double-A Manager of the Year with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2011, and also managed the Class A Lansing Lugnuts in 2009. Fasano will be joined by Buddy Carlyle (pitching coach), Ryan Barba (hitting coach), Matt Morrell (trainer) and Adam Auer (strength and conditioning).