Originally published Monday, November 3, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Rangers hire Mike Maddux as pitching coach
Mike Maddux was hired Monday as Texas Rangers pitching coach after spending six seasons in the same role for Milwaukee and turning down an offer to stay with the Brewers.
Mike Maddux was hired Monday as Texas Rangers pitching coach after spending six seasons in the same role for Milwaukee and turning down an offer to stay with the Brewers.
Maddux will oversee a Texas pitching staff that had a 5.97 ERA this season, worst in the major leagues. The Brewers, who won the NL wild card this season, had a 3.85 ERA that was the second-best in the National League and their lowest since 1992.
"Improving our pitching staff is our top priority for next season," general manager Jon Daniels said. "Mike has a proven track record at the major league level. He has both coached a staff that has been in postseason contention each of the last two years, and also helped develop young pitchers."
The Rangers also picked Andy Hawkins to be their bullpen coach. Hawkins served as interim pitching coach after Mark Connor was fired Aug. 1.
Maddux and Hawkins complete manager Ron Washington's revamped coaching staff for the 2009 season. Texas previously hired former Oakland Athletics manager Jackie Moore as bench coach and Dave Anderson as third base coach.
Connor and bullpen coach Dom Chiti were fired in August, and the team said right after the season that bench coach Art Howe and third base coach Matt Walbeck would not return.
First base coach Gary Pettis and longtime hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo remain on the staff.
Maddux pitched in the big leagues from 1986-2000, going 39-37 with a 4.05 ERA. His brother, Greg, has won 355 games and four Cy Young Awards.
Milwaukee offered Maddux a multiyear deal to stay as pitching coach for new manager Ken Macha. But Maddux also had connections with the Rangers.
Before going to Milwaukee, Maddux was the pitching coach at Double-A Round Rock from 2000-02. That Round Rock team was owned by Nolan Ryan, now the Rangers president, and managed by Moore, the new Texas bench coach.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
NEW - 06:02 PM
Mariners to try Dustin Ackley at second base
NEW - 05:15 PM
Seahawks CB Josh Wilson has not been cleared to play
NEW - 06:20 PM
Both teams want the home crowd on their side
Steve Kelley: David Beckham talks of ups, downs of game he loves
Olympic committee settles legal battle over ticket sales

MLS trophy arrives in Seattle
Seattle welcomes the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy via ferry to kick-off MLS festivities.
Follow seattletimes.com on Twitter
Get the top stories on-the-go by following seattletimes.com on Twitter. We'll tweet the news and information you need around the clock and keep you up-to-date no matter where you are. Go to www.twitter.com/seattletimes to sign up now.
nwjobs

Post a comment

Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
How to tell your office you're gravely ill
Post a comment
nwautos

Choosing a new sedan? Weigh the impact of your choice on your wallet and on the planet.
Post a comment
- Man falls 8 stories, suffers minor injuries
- 'Unusual circumstances' in death of Boeing worker
- Monfort fired after excellent worker turned unreliable
- Boeing facility death was suicide
- Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
- Swedish threatens to end Regence BlueShield's contract
- Bail lowered for Clearly Lasik doctor in murder-for-hire plot
- Seattle Schools return to neighborhood-based system
- Man sentenced to 31 years in prison in girlfriend's slaying on I-5
- Movie review | Bella + Edward + Jacob = a pale 'New Moon'
- Convicted killer: US student Knox at murder scene
261 - State's projected budget shortfall exceeds $2 billion
246 - What climate-change deniers really believe (and why they're wrong)
185 - Swedish threatens to end Regence BlueShield's contract
161 - Senate Democrats want to tax nips and tucks
110 - Italian prosecutors wrap up in Knox murder trial
95 - Want the TV info for the Apple Cup?
78 - A Mariners-Tigers swap makes a whole lot of sense for both teams
65 - Monfort fired after excellent worker turned unreliable
59 - Man sentenced to 31 years in prison in girlfriend's slaying on I-5
59
- Seattle Schools return to neighborhood-based system
- Swedish threatens to end Regence BlueShield's contract
- The Blotter | Police: Would-be ninja impaled by metal fence
- Bail lowered for Clearly Lasik doctor in murder-for-hire plot
- From Methow Valley to Paradise, here are 5 great spots to stage your own winter games. (Hold the glam.)
- Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat
- Recipes: Sesame Pork Roast, Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce and more
- Dave Grohl is part of the trans-generational supergroup Them Crooked Vultures
- State schools chief wants to delay dates for passing key tests
- Burglars hit Rainier Valley Food Bank





