Don Baylor would love to join Joe Girardi's coaching staff, but the two sides haven't discussed any opportunities in detail.

 

"Really, I haven't talked to him about that in depth," said Baylor, the former Rockies and Cubs manager. "I just thought it would be a real good fit, knowing the league and being able to help Joe. The [coaches] he has right now are not very experienced guys."

 

Infield/first base coach Perry Hill is a veteran, but Rick Kranitz (pitching) and Bobby Meacham (third base) are newcomers to their respective positions at the major-league level.

 

Baylor managed Girardi for three seasons in Colorado (1993-95) and in 2002 with the Cubs, and they remain close friends.

 

Girardi also interviewed minor league hitting coordinator John Mallee for the hitting coach job.

 

For his bench coach, Girardi wants former Yankees teammate Tino Martinez. The Marlins are pushing for someone with experience.

 

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basebal...-sports-marlins

At this point the Marlins really have to stop demanding they get a say in who the coaches are. Seriously.

Yep, Girardi is already being screwed over. He had no idea what he was getting into. THe least we can do is let him coose his staff.

Of course, we don't want a case like Leyland choosing that loser coach McClendon as his 3rd-base coach, but yeah, this is getting ridiculous.

I think now in the long run Baylor will be named hitting coach, the delay/holdup was that he was in the running to manage Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, a job that went to Buck Martinez yesterday but Baylor was a finalist. I think you can see some more movement on the coaching front in the next few days

Suggesting Girardi surround himself with some experience is constructive. In the end Girardi needs to select coaches he is comfortable with.