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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jim Presley, the Orioles hitting coach since 2011, has been re-assigned, accdg to a source. The club is currently interviewing candidates.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Showalter will be interviewing hitting coach candidates this week.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Orioles had interest in: BJ Surhoff, Brady Anderson, Charlie Manuel, Jim Thome & Raul Ibanez. Told time commitment was issue w all. Hard job</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Current minor league hitting instructor Jeff Manto will be a candidate. About four or five others as well -- mostly external</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

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Yeah, I hope it was a mutual decision. Don't think Pressley was a particularly good hitting coach, but don't really think hitting coaches have that much impact.

He probably needed to get Schoop trending in the correct direction to save his job, and Schoop was really struggling at the end of the year.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/danconnollysun">@danconnollysun</a> someone with a background in cricket to personally work with Adam Jones?</p>— Tony Cordwell (@tonycordwell) <a href="https://twitter.com/tonycordwell/status/536922350227554304">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Not gonna lie this made me laugh.

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Is this a health issue?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I was told Presley being re-assigned is more a personal situation and not performance-based.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I was told Presley being re-assigned is more a personal situation and not performance-based.</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="
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Health issue.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Orioles had interest in: BJ Surhoff, Brady Anderson, Charlie Manuel, Jim Thome & Raul Ibanez. Told time commitment was issue w all. Hard job</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="
">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Current minor league hitting instructor Jeff Manto will be a candidate. About four or five others as well -- mostly external</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">November 24, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Would love to see Thome back. I've heard good things about Manto so I wouldn't be disappointed with giving him a try.

It won't be Brady or Raul.. they have higher aspirations. Please no Manuel.

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