Giants to hire former Yankees hitting coach in newly created offensive role

Source: New York Post

LAS VEGAS — When Buster Posey said the Giants were “pretty close” to hiring a new hitting coach, he may have been underselling just how far along in the process they were. Less than 24 hours after Posey’s comments on Day 2 of MLB’s annual general managers meetings, reports surfaced Wednesday morning that the Giants had zeroed in on one candidate. James Rowson, who spent the past three seasons as the Yankees’ hitting coach, will be named San Francisco’s offensive coordinator, the Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed.