The Texas Rangers finalized their coaching staff with some new hires from outside the organization and some promotions and moves within.

As expected, the club announced today that Doug Brocail will replace Mike Maddux as pitching coach while Brad Holman (the Rangers AAA pitching coach) will replace Andy Hawkins in the bullpen.

Also announced was the hiring of Chicago Cubs minor league hitting coordinator Anthony Iapoce to replace the "looking for a job closer to home (i.e. "go home and look for a new job") Dave Magadan.  Iapoce has a lackluster record as a lifetime minor league player, but impressive credentials as a coach of young hitters.  Texas seems committed to the idea of devoting all of their coaching resources to being "player development" focused.

Assistant hitting instructor Bobby Jones will move to the replay room, but will continue coaching before and after the game.  Justin Mashore, the AA hitting coach credited with getting Rougned Odor's swing back on-line, will replace Jones as the Assistant Hitting Coach.

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