As it turns out, the Milwaukee Brewers did not dismiss five coaches from their 2015 staff after all.
Bullpen coach Lee Tunnell, originally among the group not retained after the team's disastrous 68-94 season, was invited back to the fold Monday as new general manager David Stearns announced three hirings for the staff.
News of the other hirings, bench coach Pat Murphy and pitching coach Derek Johnson, leaked out from their former organizations earlier. Murphy was serving as San Diego's interim manager and Johnson was the Chicago Cubs' coordinator of minor-league pitching.
It made sense to keep Tunnell because the bullpen was the only area of the club that performed well in 2015.