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Major league teams are allowed seven coaches on their active roster. 24 teams use the seventh slot for an assistant hitting coach. The Brewers, Mariners, Padres, Phillies, Rockies and Royals do not employ an assistant hitting coach. The Phillies, Rockies and Royals use the final slot for a catching coach (John McLaren, Rene Lachemann and Pedro Grifol, respectively), the Brewers and Padres simply label the position "coach" (Jason Lane and Eddie Rodriguez) and the Mariners use the spot for a QC coach, Chris Prieto. Lane and Prieto, shown below, have not coached before in the majors and, even though their positions would not traditionally be included in the "official" coach roster, I am leaning toward including them in my coaches database and in the Coaches pack.