A new visitor to Grand Chute

The Seattle Mariners have named their new minor league pitching coordinator. He'll probably be popping up around Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium a few times in 2008.

Wallace to work with M's prospects

One day after filling most of their Major League coaching vacancies, the Mariners on Tuesday named Dave Wallace as their Minor League pitching coordinator.

He replaces Pat Rice, who had held the position for the past eight seasons.

While his primary responsibility will be to oversee the pitchers and pitching coaches throughout the Minor League system, Wallace also will be available to assist general manager Bill Bavasi "as needed."

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Wallace spent this past season as the Astros' pitching coach, a position he held with the Red Sox from midway through the 2003 season until the end of the '06 campaign. He also had stints as a pitching coach with the Mets in 2000 and the Dodgers from 1995-97.

Here is Wallace's page at The Baseball Cube.