Aug 11, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) runs the bases after hitting a 2-run home run against the New York Mets during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Mariners’ offensive hires show different approach to staff
Any questions about what Dan Wilson’s first staff would look like were put to rest Tuesday morning as the Seattle Mariners announced their coaches for the 2025 season.
Seattle Mariners announce several changes to 2025 coaching staff
Mission accomplished in keeping the pitching group, with Pete Woodworth, Trent Blank, Danny Farquhar and Tony Arnerich all returning.
Aside from field coordinator Carson Vitale, who has moved on to take the bench coach job in Miami, the shall we call them veteran coaches – Manny Acta, Kristopher Negrón and Perry Hill – are not going anywhere.
Then there were the internal hires which you should be used to by now, with Eric Young Jr. and Louis Boyd, both who spent time with the team in the final months last year, getting the permanent call-ups.
The most dramatic change came on the hitting side. In cementing Edgar Martinez into a role that will make him the voice of Mariners hitting and adding the extremely experienced coaches Kevin Seitzer (hitting) and Bobby Magallanes (assistant hitting), this is not quite business as usual for president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto who has in recent years promoted mostly from within, keeping the continuity with the language and philosophies of the organization.
While that has worked on the pitching side, on the hitting side it has been a challenge for some time with the offense failing to live up to expectations. Was it the talent? Was it the coaching? Was it the philosophy? At the end of the season, Dipoto’s comments indicated it all had been under the microscope in a different way.
