Looks like we got a young, smart, new-era skipper, Brad Ausmus.

Fuck yeah. Dartmouth graduate sounds like he knows the sabermetrics…

“We’re not going to reinvent the wheel here. This is a pretty darn good team,” Ausmus said. “I think I would be foolish to come here and try to make sweeping changes” (ESPN).

Apparently he is good friends with bench coach Gene Lamont, whom Ausmus will retain. Furthermore, it was announced that pitching coach Jeff Jones would also be returning. Hitting coach Lloyd McClendon was named manger of the Seattle Mariners. Congratulations! McClendon has been with us since ’06.