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Mariners look forward and back in current coaching staff hires
The Mariners made the hires of bench coach Tanner Swanson and hitting coach CJ Gillman official today, continuing a theme that started when the hiring of manager Jason Kanzler was officially announced last week: the youth movement is coming back to Seattle.
In Dipoto’s first season, the Mariners trended towards conservative hires or retaining coaches who had already been in the organization. Dipoto brought over several people he’d worked with during his time with the Angels – Mike Micucci, Ethan Katz, and Zac Livingston – and retained most other staff members rather than cleaning house organizationally from top to bottom.