SEATTLE -- While almost all of their Minor League coaching staffs will return intact next season, the Mariners on Wednesday announced the hiring of several new Minor League coordinators, including hitting coordinator Hugh Quattlebaum and organization pitching coach Cody Buckel.
The Mariners also have added Carson Vitale as Minor League field coordinator and Brad Mills as a pitching development/rehab coach. Mills, 32, pitched 21 games for three different Major League teams between 2009-15 and pitched for the Mariners' Triple-A Tacoma club in '16 before injuries sidelined him last year.
The Mariners' eight other coordinators are returning for 2018, including Mike Micucci as the head of the Minor League operations.