Marlins hire Daniel Moskos as their new pitching coach

[Isaac Azout]

Former first-round pick Daniel Moskos will replace Mel Stottlemyre Jr. as Miami's pitching coach under new manager Clayton McCullough, the club announced on Wednesday.

For the first time in six seasons, the Miami Marlins have a new pitching coach. 

On Thanksgiving Eve’s Marlins Hot Stove Show, Kyle Sielaff announced the hiring of former first-round pick Daniel Moskos, who will take over for Mel Stottlemyre Jr.

Moskos, 38, spent the last three seasons as the Chicago Cubs’ assistant pitching coach. Before joining the Cubs, Moskos spent two seasons in the New York Yankees organization as a minor league pitching coach with Single-A Charleston and Double-A Somerset. While there, he crossed paths with Joe Migliaccio, who the Marlins just tabbed as their director of hitting.

His first stop following his playing career was as a throwing trainer for Driveline Baseball. Moskos is the third prominent Marlins hire this offseason to have had a stint with Driveline, joining director of pitching Bill Hezel and director of catching Maxx Garrett.

The South Carolina native had a promising start to his professional career as the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him with the fourth overall pick of the 2007 MLB draft. That July, he signed for $2.475 million. After three full seasons in the minors, Moskos made his Major League debut on April 30, 2011, against the Colorado Rockies. 

That season, he pitched to a 2.96 ERA in 31 games. Moskos went on to have stints with several organizations over the years but never made it back to the Majors. His most recent professional baseball assignment was with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in 2018. 

Bench coach Carson Vitale and hitting coach Pedro Guerrero are joining Moskos as members of first-year manager Clayton McCullough’s coaching staff. 

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[Slacker Mills]

Moskos. How's his Spanish?

[Slacker Mills]

Seriously, do McCullough, Vitale and Moskos speak fluent Spanish?

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[1993 fan from start]

9 hours ago, Slacker Mills said:

Moskos. How's his Spanish?

last thing i am worry about .  If you was worry about  Spanish you keep Mel Stottlemyre Jr.  after 6 year.  More worry how he speak to Media in united state and the people on mlb network. lol . 

[rurrusuno]

I briefly remember him from the 2011 season but then he disappeared for good from the majors. Hopefully, he's the right man for the job.

[1993 fan from start]

.While there, he crossed paths with Joe Migliaccio, who the Marlins just tabbed as their director of hitting.. At lest someone pick up on that.  got to get alone. lol

a throwing trainer is a positive . Let hope he help improve  injure less.

Age 38 is kind of young in mlb coaching . It may be just me . Feel like Marlins plain on keeping him for a while

[MarlinFaninGA]

What's that old adage? "If you can't do it, teach it"? Something like that. If they couldn't "do it," can they at least "teach it"? I don't know what goes into hiring a hitting coach, pitching coach, or team coach but I hope it's been thought out. Sadly, it may just come down to luck of the draw or who's left.

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

I am happy to give him a chance. Many successful coaches fit Moskos' general profile: some big-league experience but not stardom. Of course, the proliferation of middling/mediocre/backup catchers comes to mind. Since coaching combines knowledge, relationship building, and relatability (I will not use emotional intelligence), there's no reason he can't succeed in Miami. 

Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving!