Fox and Wiley out

The coaching positions for 2010 have officially been decided with Fredi and most of his staff being retained. Note that I said most. Mark Wiley, who’s been the pitching coach since 2008, and Andy Fox, who’s replaced Perry Hill as 1st base/infield coach just before the 2007 season began, were not offered contracts today and will not be retained. Both have been offered other positions within the organization but it has yet to be seen if they will accept them. All other coaches were given 1-year renewals on their contracts.

One possible replacement for Wiley is former Braves pitching genius Leo Mazzone, who has been looking to get back into baseball since being released by the Baltimore Orioles after the 2007 season.