Main league coach Alyssa Nakken has departed the Giants and brought a brand new function with the Guardians in participant improvement, as famous by Maria Guardado of MLB.com.
Nakken, maybe finest recognized for being the primary lady to function a full-time coach in MLB historical past, was employed as an assistant coach by then-Giants supervisor Gabe Kapler previous to the 2020 season. She remained with the membership for 5 years in that function, even interviewing to interchange Kapler in the course of the 2023-24 offseason after he was fired simply earlier than the tip of the 2023 common season. The Giants finally determined to go together with Bob Melvin in that function, however she remained on workers for the 2024 season in the identical place she held underneath Kapler.
Now that the edges have parted methods, she’ll be becoming a member of former Giants coaches Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa in Cleveland underneath sophomore supervisor Stephen Vogt for the 2025 season. As famous by the Related Press, Nakken might be an assistant director of participant improvement with the Guardians, although her precise duties have but to be decided. That would embrace figuring out whether or not or not she’ll journey with the group; after touring with the Giants on highway journeys underneath Kapler, Nakken stayed in San Francisco throughout most highway journeys underneath Melvin after giving beginning to her first youngster, Austyn, again in January.
Nakken’s departure is the most recent amongst various teaching departures in San Francisco this winter. Pitching coach Bryan Value stepped down earlier this winter, whereas hitting coaches Pedro Guerrero and Justin Viele each departed the membership to take jobs with different organizations. Value’s function has been stuffed by the promotion of assistant pitching coach J.P. Martinez, however the Giants stay out there for a hitting coach to companion with Pat Burrell and will now be out there for a substitute for Nakken as nicely.
Extra personnel notes from across the majors…
Sticking with the Guardians, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported earlier this week that the membership has employed Bobby Kinne to function director of baseball operations within the membership’s entrance workplace. Cleveland employed Kinne away from the Rays, for whom he served because the membership’s main league pitching strategist. Kinne bought his begin in baseball with Tampa as an intern again in 2018 and labored his manner up the organizational ladder over six years with the membership, serving as a scout and a coordinator of main league operations earlier than touchdown within the pitching strategist function he held for the 2024 season. Now, Kinne will get the chance to work with one of many higher pitching staffs within the massive leagues as Guardians pitchers ranked third within the majors with a 3.61 ERA this 12 months, behind solely the Braves and Mariners.
The Pirates are selling bullpen catcher Jordan Comadena to the function of main league catching coach, in keeping with Alex Stumpf of MLB.com. Comadena joined the Pirates again in 2016 and Stumpf notes that he’s labored intently with former first general choose Henry Davis on his protection behind the plate over the previous 12 months and a half. Davis, 25, has struggled within the majors on the plate and has moved again behind the plate after arising as a catcher however getting his first MLB expertise as an outfielder in 2023. He’ll seemingly be a possible possibility for the Pirates at catcher subsequent 12 months alongside Joey Bart, Endy Rodriguez, and Jason Delay.
