Dipoto gutting the entire organization

[seahawksfan234]

• The Mariners are replacing at least 10 minor league coaches and staff members,Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports. The list includes two Triple-A coaches (pitching coach Jaime Navarro and hitting coach Cory Snyder) and one Mariners insider called the firings “an absolute bloodletting.” Changes were expected under new GM Jerry Dipoto, especially since Seattle’s lackluster player development in recent years was a key reason his predecessor Jack Zduriencik was fired in the first place.

Already enjoying this hiring.

 

[NWinAZ]

Already enjoying this hiring.

I was too lazy to start a new thread and posted this earlier under the McClendon thread. I will start using this one for any organization news since it is more relevant to the topic.

 

[cezero]

there has been massive organizational incompetence all the way down to training staff at class a short season ball for over a decade.

blood needed to be let.

 

[PolarVortex]

there has been massive organizational incompetence all the way down to training staff at class a short season ball for over a decade.

blood needed to be let.

"Kill them all. Let God sort them out."

~ Leland Gaunt

 

[NWinAZ]

"Kill them all. Let God sort them out."

~ Leland Gaunt

Didn't know Gaunt was a Mariners fan?

 

[PolarVortex]

Didn't know Gaunt was a Mariners fan?

You should have known. He was an agent of Satan and our team has been playing like hell.

 

[NWinAZ]

You should have known. He was an agent of Satan and our team has been playing like hell.

I always said they were cursed. Now I know the source. Damn Gaunt! Damn Satan! Damn Jack...oh wait, I mention Satan already.

 

[AceKeptic]

Somewhere, in his cushy office, Lincoln is cowering in a corner, knees up to his chin:

"Oh, dear God, this is not happening..."

To think, now he'll HAVE to try and run a more respectable team. Thanks, DiPoto!

 

[NWinAZ]

By Greg Johns / MLB.com | @gregjohnsmlb | 6:32 PM ET



SEATTLE -- While a number of Mariners front office and coaching staff members will not be returning next season, new general manager Jerry Dipoto has chosen to retain a prominent group of holdovers, including assistant general manager Jeff Kingston, amateur scouting director Tom McNamara and pro scouting director Tom Allison.

Also remaining with the organization are two special assistants to the general manager -- Roger Hansen and Ken Madeja -- and international operations director Tim Kissner.

Kingston was former GM Jack Zduriencik's top assistant and served as the interim GM after Zduriencik was dismissed in late August. He's been with the Mariners the past six seasons after working nine years in the Padres' front office.

McNamara served as Zduriencik's scouting director for the past seven seasons after previously working with Zduriencik in Milwaukee. He's been in scouting for the past 20 years.

Allison has also been in scouting for the past two decades. He joined the Mariners three years ago and previously worked with Dipoto with the D-backs.

Hansen and Madeja both were with the Mariners before Zduriencik's arrival. Hansen has been an assistant to the GM since 2011 and previously spent 18 years in a variety of duties with the Mariners, including time as a Major League coach, a Minor League catching coordinator and in player development.

Madeja is a long-time Mariners scout who has been a special assistant to the GM for the past nine years.

That group will continue working with Dipoto, who is in the process of filling a handful of other front-office positions.

Chris Gwynn, the director of player development, resigned last week and five other front-office members -- special assistants to the GM Ted Simmons, Joe McIlvaine and Pete Vuckovich and pro scouts Joe Nigro and Duane Shaffer -- were informed their contracts would not be renewed on Nov. 1.

The Mariners are also undergoing considerable changes on the coaching front. Manager Lloyd McClendon was dismissed last week with one year remaining on his contract and Major League coaches Rich Donnelly, Trent Jewett, Mike Rojas and Andy Van Slyke will also not return, along with bullpen catcher Jason Phillips.

Eight Minor League coaches will also not have their contracts renewed for next season, including Triple-A Tacoma pitching coach Jaime Navarro and hitting coach Cory Snyder. Tacoma manager Pat Listach will be offered the opportunity to return.

The other Minor League coaches not being renewed are Class A Clinton manager Scott Steinmann and pitching coach Cibney Bello, Short-A Everett pitching coach Jason Blanton and hitting coach Mike Davis, Minor League pitching coordinator Terry Clark and Minor League hitting coordinator Lee May Jr.

Additionally, former Mariners hitting coach Howard Johnson, who worked as a roving instructor for Double-A Jackson after being replaced by Edgar Martinez on the big-league staff in midseason, will not be renewed.

Nasusel Cabrera, who was promoted to the Major League coaching staff in midseason after working as the club's Latin America pitching coordinator, will return to the Minor League system in 2016.

 

[phredmojo]

what is going to happen to edgar?

 

[cezero]

edgar is staying

he and woodie were both invited to stay

 

[phredmojo]

edgar is staying

he and woodie were both invited to stay

Good, edgar is too smart to get rid of. We could still use him as a pinch hitter if we needed to.

 

[NWinAZ]

14 managers who could end the Seattle Mariners’ 14-year playoff drought - Seattle Mariners blog

 

[NWinAZ]

Mariners Manager Search Focusing on Tim Bogar - SoDo Mojo - A Seattle Mariners Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

Good read on Bogar's coaching history.

 

[wazzu31]

I don't know how I feel about Bogar, he seems like a guy they should've hired over Lloyd. He won't be a hire that would generate excitement but he also doesn't bring the red flags like McClendon did.

 

[NWinAZ]

I don't know how I feel about Bogar, he seems like a guy they should've hired over Lloyd. He won't be a hire that would generate excitement but he also doesn't bring the red flags like McClendon did.

I don't know either, but he seems to win wherever he goes so I am for that. He coached under some big names plus if not him you are looking at Garndenhire or Baker as the few veteran managers out there that have had some success.

 

[unlvmariners]

I wasn't excited about Bogar initially but my mind has changed. I am actually rooting for him to get the job now. However there are a couple of names out there that are intriguing and also a couple that would make me sick. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Dipoto hired someone that appears to be a head scratcher from the outside looking in.

 

[cezero]

Would love to see Danny Wilson and Raul get in there as either an assistant manager or bench coach.

 

[NWinAZ]

Would love to see Danny Wilson and Raul get in there as either an assistant manager or bench coach.

I agree as long as neither became manager at this point.

 

[unlvmariners]

Would love to see Danny Wilson and Raul get in there as either an assistant manager or bench coach.

Agreed...
I wouldn't mind seeing Wilson or Raul managing one of the minor league teams for a stint to start off.