LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Friday announced the promotion of Brandon Gomes to director of player development, replacing Gabe Kapler, who left to become the Phillies manager on Oct. 30.
Gomes was hired by the Dodgers in September 2016 as a pitching coordinator, performance, a role he explained to David Laurila of FanGraphs in January:
“They did it a little bit last year, as well, so it’s about having the bandwidth to move it forward with all of the pitchers. The biggest thing is to understand the characteristics.