Pitching coach Ray Miller replaced Johnson. He will serve as the pitching coach. Spahn took on the dual role of pitcher and pitching coach. Carl Willis was retained as pitching coach. He worked with former Blue Jays pitching coach Mel Queen. McDowell was kept on as the pitching coach. Ruffing served as Heffner's pitching coach. Stewart chose to resign from his dual role as pitching coach and assistant general manager. Honeycutt joined the Dodgers coaching staff as pitching coach for the 2006 season. In 2007, he was pitching coach of the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Midwest League. He is also friends with former Los Angeles Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt. This approach was emphasized under former Atlanta Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone. Her father was her first pitching coach. Connors eventually became a long time major league pitching coach. Brandon Emanuel was named as the JetHawks' pitching coach.