SAN DIEGO -- New Padres manager Andy Green continues to make progress with his coaching staff, as the team has hired Alan Zinter as its new hitting coach, a source said on Monday.
The team hasn't officially announced the hire.
Zinter spent last season as the assistant hitting coach of the Astros. He and Green played together for the D-backs in 2004, and Zinter was a hitting coach from 2008-11 with Arizona.
Zinter takes over for Mark Kotsay, who last week joined the A's as bench coach.
Zinter, 47, spent three seasons (2012-14) as the Indians' Minor League hitting coordinator after his stint in Arizona.