NewsA's bring back all six coaches for 2010
Young returns for seventh season as pitching coach
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
10/13/09 9:50 PM ET
All six of the A's coaches will return for their same roles in 2010, the team announced Tuesday.Curt Young, the longest tenured member of the staff, returns for his seventh season as pitching coach. The former big leaguer received praise for his work with a rotation heavy on rookies, while also getting consistency out of the bullpen.
Speaking of the bullpen, Ron Romanick returns for his third season as bullpen coach.
Hitting coach Jim Skaalen, whose charges got better as the year went along, will be back for his second season.
Tye Waller will return for his fourth season on the staff and second consecutive as Bob Geren's bench coach. Third-base coach Mike Gallego and first-base coach Todd Steverson will return in their roles for the second straight year.
The A's finished the season in fourth place in the American League West at 75-87.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
