SF Giants in search of pitching coach after Martinez departs for Atlanta
Tony Vitello will be tasked with finding a new pitching coach after J P Martinez elected to leave the organization and join the Atlanta Braves as the organization s bullpen coach Martinez spent just one season as San Francisco s pitching coach after Bryan Price stepped down after the season Price too only spent one year as pitching coach under former manager Bob Melvin Prior to becoming pitching coach Martinez spent four seasons as San Francisco s assistant pitching coach In the Giants finished th in ERA in the majors and sent three pitchers Logan Webb Robbie Ray and Randy Rodr guez to the All-Star Championship While Martinez is departing the organization Jayce Tingler will reportedly be joining Vitello s coaching staff likely as a bench coach Vitello and Tingler were teammates at Missouri and Tingler s experience at the major-league level should be invaluable as Vitello navigates his first professional season Along with managing the San Diego Padres for two seasons Tingler has been a coach for both the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins Martinez is not the only departure from last year s coaching staff as bench coach Ryan Christenson and third-base coach Matt Williams will not return for the season On Wednesday the Athletics revealed that Christenson would become the crew s third-base coach Following Martinez s departure Vitello will have to decide if he wants to look internally or externally to fill the vacancy One strong internal option is Garvin Alston who has been the crew s bullpen coach for the last two seasons and been with the organization since Alston has two decades of professional coaching experience dating back to his time with the Oakland A s serving as the Minnesota Twins pitching coach for one season in Alston has also served as the bullpen coach at the major-league level for the Arizona Diamondbacks and A s Giants claim outfielder left-handed reliever off waivers The Giants broadcasted several roster moves on Thursday designating right-hander Mason Black for assignment and claiming outfielder Justin Dean Dodgers and left-hander Reiver Sanmartin Reds off waivers Dean just won a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a defense-first backup outfielder his main highlight of the series being when he raised his arms to signal that Addison Barger s line drive got wedged in the outfield wall Related Articles SF Giants claim including former Dodgers outfielder DFA righty starter How SF Giants Bailey got even better as a defender and turned in one of the best defensive seasons ever SF Giants announce spring training schedule headlined by exhibition vs Company USA SF Giants planning to hire former manager Bochy in advisory role Who could join Vitello on SF Giants coaching staff next season A th-round pick by Atlanta in Dean made his major-league debut this season with the Dodgers after spending seven seasons in the minors Over career minor-league games Dean has a career batting average and OPS with homers and steals Sanmartin has pitched over parts of four major-league seasons owning a career ERA over innings The left-hander missed all of after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July
