The Seattle Mariners continued their series of offseason Zoom press conferences on Wednesday, this time with a minor league focus. The session began with Andy McKay, the team’s Director of Player Development, who was followed by prospects Logan Gilbert, Emerson Hancock, and Jarred Kelenic.
McKay kicked things off with an opening statement about the coaching shakeup in the minor league ranks. Ryan Divish has the whole thing here, with the biggest news probably being Kristopher Negrón taking over as Rainiers’ manager just two years after retiring as an MLB player. 2020 Mariner first base coach Joe Thurston will become the hitting coach at Double-A, and another former Mariner will handle the hitting coach duties at Single-A.