With less than a month before pitchers and catchers are expected to report to spring training, the Pirates announced two changes to their Major League coaching staff Friday afternoon. Christian Marrero has joined the staff as assistant hitting coach, and Mike Rabelo, who was the assistant hitting coach, will remain on the MLB staff and transition to Major League field coordinator.
Marrero has spent the last three seasons as a class A hitting coach with the Phillies’ organization. Before then, he spent 12 years as a minor-league outfielder, including making a brief stop in Indianapolis in 2012.
As the job description would suggest, Marrero will assist hitting coach Rick Eckstein on all matters regarding the Pirates’ offense. He will be Eckstein’s third assistant hitting coach in his three seasons with the Pirates. Before Rabelo, Jacob Cruz held the title in 2019, but left for the Brewers that offseason for job security when the Pirates were still in their managerial search.
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