The coaches and trainers who will mentor Texas Rangers prospects in 2019 were revealed Tuesday morning with little turnover from last season, but there is one significant addition to the staff at Triple A Nashville.
Former National League Cy Young winner Eric Gagne, who spent 2018 as the pitching coach for the Arizona Rangers rookie club, will serve as the bullpen coach in Nashville. He pitched for the Rangers in 2007 before he was dealt to the Boston Red Sox for a package that included outfielder David Murphy.
But Gagne’s most noteworthy coaching tip in 2018 came in the postseason.