Following the departures of bench coach Matt Quatraro and field coordinator Paul Hoover to the Kansas City Royals, the Rays have announced changes to Manager Kevin Cash’s coaching staff.
The Rays have promoted Rodney Linares to bench coach, elevated Brady Williams from manager of Triple-A Durham to major league third base coach and elevated Tomas Francisco from minor league catching coordinator to major league field coordinator.
“I could not be more thrilled to announce the promotions of Rodney, Brady and Tomas,” said Rays Manager Kevin Cash. “Rodney has been and will continue to be an integral and respected member of our coaching staff.