Giants third-base coach Roberto Kelly and first-base coach Bill Hayes will not return to their jobs in 2017, general manager Bobby Evans said Thursday. All other coaches will return.
Speaking at a news conference at AT&T Park, Evans said the club is still discussing other positions in the organization for Hayes and Kelly.
Asked why they are making the changes, Evans said, “
“We feel we need to grow our leadership on the field, how we appraoch our baserunning and overall efforts first to third, second to home. We want to look at different leadership and feel we can get stronger there.