Earlier this offseason, the Washington Nationals announced significant changes to manager Davey Martinez’s coaching staff, including bench coach Tim Boger, assistant hitting coach Pat Rosler, first base coach Eric Young Jr., and third base coach Eric Young Jr. Coach Gary DiSarcina’s contract was not renewed by the team.
When appearing on MLB Network, The Athletic’s Brit Guillory He said the move was a decision by Martinez to attract new voices to the Capitals’ bench.
“[T]He was Dave Martinez, who was looking for fresh eyes, and this was looking for a different voice,” Ghiroli explained on MLB Network’s Foul Territory about the coaching staff.
Martinez will sign a multi-year contract extension later this year, and Nats GM Mike Rizzo similarly told reporters on the final weekend of the regular season that they will come together as an organization to make decisions regarding their staff.
“Davie and I are going to sit down after the season and take ownership and look at it and make decisions about what we want to do, who we want to bring back, or whether we want to bring everyone back,” Rizzo said. Told. Quoted by MLB.com writer Jessica Camerato.
“Those are usually Davey’s decisions,” Rizzo added, “…but we always get input on that from myself and the front office.”
Earlier this month, multiple reports reported that the Nationals promoted Ricky Gutierrez from his role as base run prevention coordinator to third base coach and promoted Gerardo Parra, who served as a special assistant to the general manager during his playing days, to first base coach. (This included key roles in 2019 world series championship roster) It came last.
Now, Martinez has also reportedly been hired as a bench coach.
Miguel Cairo is leaving the Mets to become the Nationals’ bench coach.
This year, he served as the minor league infield coordinator for the Mets.
— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 7, 2023
Miguel Cairo has been confirmed to be the Nationals’ bench coach next season. @mikemayer22 We were the first to report it.
Cairo previously served as the Mets’ minor league infield coordinator.
— Andrew Golden (@andrewcgolden) November 7, 2023
Miguel Cairo will be the Nats’ new bench coach, sources have confirmed. He served as the Mets’ minor league infield coordinator this year and previously served as bench coach and interim manager for the White Sox. Davey Martinez always spoke highly of him. (First reported by @mikemayer22)
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) November 7, 2023
Cairo, 49, played 17 seasons in the majors, including three seasons as a teammate of Martinez in Tampa Bay from 1998 to 2000, ending his playing career in 2012 before moving on to work in the Reds’ front office, where he was an assistant. served as He was a bench coach for a time.
Cairo worked there yankees” player development organization and joined Tony La Russa’s staff in 2020 as a bench coach. white socks, managed to manage a period when La Russa had health issues. He was considered as a possible manager in Chicago, but he did not take the job.
Now, he’s reportedly reunited with Martinez to become the Nationals’ new bench coach…
Cairo confirmed his new job as manager of Navegantes del Magallanes this winter in an interview in Venezuela. Speaking to Edward Chapelin, writer of Líder en Deportes Joining the Martinez staff is an exciting opportunity.
“I will be the bench coach for the Washington Nationals. And I am very happy to be the right-hand man of my good friend, Coach Dave Martinez. I will also be a colleague. [Catching & Strategy Coach] Henry Blanco, Gerardo Parra, [Bullpen Coach] Ricky Bones. We’re going to be a team with a lot of Latino coaches. That’s a good thing because MLB doesn’t take that into consideration.”
What do you think of the staff Martinez is assembling?