The Dodgers will look to defend their National League pennant under the guidance of a coaching staff that remains largely intact among the chief positions. The club announced Thursday that it has made four additions to manager Dave Roberts' staff, headlined by Mark Prior coming on as bullpen coach.
Fellow first-year coaches include game-planning/communications coach Danny Lehmann, who spent the past three seasons as a Dodgers advance video scout, and assistant hitting coaches Brant Brown and Luis Ortiz, whose roles were announced last month.
The rest of the staff includes bench coach Bob Geren, hitting coach Turner Ward, first-base coach George Lombard and third-base coach Chris Woodward -- all four coaches were brought on when Roberts was hired three years ago -- as well as 13th-year pitching coach Rick Honeycutt.