Marlins hire Daniel Moskos as their new pitching coach

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.