The Cubs are promoting John Mallee back to the big league staff, as . Its currently unclear what role the long-time coach will serve. He was the teams hitting coach from 2015-17, but that job is currently held down by Dustin Kelly, who helped several players thrive in his first year with the big league squad. According to Sharma and Mooney, the Cubs will incorporate Mallees experience and expertise in a new role, rather than replace anyone currently on the coaching staff. He was the hitting coach at Triple-A Iowa in 2023, and he earned rave reviews for his work at the minor league level. Evidently, the Cubs have decided he can have a greater impact with the MLB club, even in a le s defined role. In other coaching news from around the league In addition to hiring a new first base coach, the Rays could look to hire a couple of additional coaches to replace Jonathan Tyler Bey Jersey Erlichman, the former proce s and analytics coach, and Dan DeMent, the former a sistant hitting coach (per ). Erlichman has taken on a new role with the team, while DeMent has parted ways with the organization after 13 years as a minor league coach and two with the big league club. The Rays have another a sistant hitting coach, Brady North, and with Erlichman remaining in the organization, they dont nece sarily need to hire a direct replacement for either Erlichman or DeMent. As Topkin notes, the Rays could look to add a couple of coaches in new roles instead. On Monday, discu sed the Giants director of pitching role, which has been vacant since the White Sox hired away Brian Bannister to be their senior pitching advisor. She suggests Bryan Price, a long-time pitching coach and former Reds manager, to fill the role. Price is currently employed as a senior advisor to the coaching staff in San Diego, but its not out of the question he could come over to San Francisco Bob Melvin, Matt Williams, and Ryan Christenson. Price spent 14 years as a pitching coach for the Mariners, Diamondbacks, Reds, and Phillies. He announced his retirement as a pitching coach after the 2020 season, but a director of pitching job could represent an intriguing new opportunity for the veteran coach. Joey Cora, the Mets third base coach in 2022 and 23, has drawn interest for several coaching positions around the league, . Cora, the elder brother of Red Sox manager Alex Cora, has been coaching since 2004. His contract with the Mets expired at the end of October. In further Mets news, that first base coach Wayne Kirbys contract has also expired. Evidently, the team saw no reason to retain all of their coaches without a new manager in place. Trey Burke Jersey