Julio Rangel has been hired by the Texas Rangers as pitching co

ARLINGTON http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , Texas (AP) —ach for new manager Chris Woodward.Rangel will be with a big league staff for the first time after 12 years as a pitching instructor and coordinator at the minor league level with the San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians.With Rangel’s hiring Friday, the Rangers have filled six spots on Woodward’s staff.Rangel, 43, was minor league pitching coordinator for the Giants this year, his only season in the San Francisco organization. He spent the previous 11 seasons in the Indians organization, including a stint as the interim pitching coach at Triple-A Columbus in 2012.The Panama native was signed by the New York Yankees as a 17-year-old in 1993 and spent his entire seven-year professional career in the Yankees farm system. He reached as high as Double-A during his last season in 2000.The Rangers earlier this week named Luis Ortiz as a first-time hitting coach. Ortiz last season was assistant hitting coach with the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers, where Woodward was the third base coach.There are three assistants returning who were on former manager Jeff Banister’s staff Mike Piazza Jersey , with bench coach Don Wakamatsu, third base coach Tony Beasley and first base coach Hector Ortiz, who had been in that role before being the bullpen coach last season.Jayce Tingler, in the organization since 2007, will be the major league player development field coordinator.The Rangers still likely will hire a bullpen coach and an assistant hitting coach to fill out their big league staff.The contracts of pitching coach Doug Brocail and assistant pitching coach Dan Warthen weren’t renewed. Steve Buechele, who was the first base coach last season, will be a special assistant in baseball operations to assist at the major and minor league levels. Rockies news and links for December 30 http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , 2018"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileThe Rockies’ past, future, and youNew,44commentsRockies news and links for December 30, 2018ByEric Garcia McKinley@garcia_mckinleyDec 30, 2018,6:00am MSTShareTweetShareShareThe Rockies’ past Chase Utley Jersey , future, and youWe’re barreling towards the end of the calendar year, which means that this offseason will enter the final month we’ll be without real life baseball until November. It’s also a good time to do things like vote on some of your favorite polls. Baseball Hall of Fame: Purple Row community ballot | Purple RowWe’ve hosted a community Hall of Fame ballot over the past two years. This is the first time we’ve had the opportunity to vote for Larry Walker and Todd Helton. (You can also vote for Juan Pierre!)Colorado Rockies prospects: Purple Row prospects polling thread, pre-season 2019 | Purple RowIf you haven’t done it yet, get your pre-season 2019 PuRPs list together and post it in this thread. Voting ends tomorrow night. After that, Jeff Aberle will tabulate the results, and we’ll unveil the community’s top 30 PuRPs during January and February. BSN Rockies Podcast: Having fun with possible lineups | BSN DenverWith the addition of Daniel Murphy to play first base http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , the Rockies’ lineup and defensive alignments will change a bit in 2019. At the very least, there looks to be a lot of flexibility. Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons talk about what all those possible changes could look like next season, as well as how unexpected emergences could lead to yet further changes. Each team’s best defensive play of 2018 | MLB.comThe Rockies’ entry comes courtesy of one TFW.