The Astros are hiring Tony Perezchica to function third base coach, stories Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Perezchica has held the identical function with the Diamondbacks for the final eight years. Piecoro notes that Perezchica had served as an infield teacher with Arizona and is predicted to do the identical in Houston whereas taking over an expanded function working with minor league infielders.
Perezchica, 58, briefly appeared within the majors between 1988-92. He has spent practically three a long time within the teaching ranks. The vast majority of that have has include the Diamondbacks. Perezchica took a managerial function with one in every of Arizona’s rookie ball associates again in 2003. He joined Torey Lovullo’s first teaching employees within the desert over the 2016-17 offseason.
The Astros determined to not renew the contract of earlier third base coach Gary Pettis. Chandler Rome of the Athletic writes that the Astros don’t plan to go exterior the group for added hires, although the employees hasn’t been finalized and it’s attainable different groups categorical curiosity in hiring coaches away from Houston. If nobody departs for a greater alternative, it appears the Astros will solely make the one teaching change.
There’s extra turnover in Phoenix. Arizona fired three pitching coaches (together with former Astros staffer Brent Strom) a couple of weeks in the past. They now have 4 vacancies to deal with.
