A lot of the attention directed toward the Seattle Mariners this offseason has pertained to what roster moves the organization could make following the most successful postseason run in franchise history.

The Mariners have made moves in regards to their player roster, re-signing Josh Naylor and acquiring Jose Ferrer. But there's more than that: the changes to the coaching staff have also been notable.

Seattle has lost several coaches and front office members this offseason, including third base coach Kristopher Negron, bullpen coach Tony Arnerich and assistant general manager Andy McKay.

While the team is opting not to hire a replacement for McKay, they have found replacements for the others, including former catcher Austin Nola, who will step in as the bullpen coach. One of the most interesting coaching-related news was bringing in Nevada head coach Jake McKinley as the field coordinator.

In a recent episode of the "Refuse to Lose" podcast, CBS Sports Insider, and former Jessup University baseball player, Danny Vietti, spoke with Roundtable Sports' Brady Farkas.

Vietti played for McKinley while the latter was the head coach at the NAIA-level Jessup University (Rocklin, Calif.) baseball program.

"I played (at Jessup University) for two years, I had (McKinley) my senior year," Vietti said on the podcast. "We actually, largely due to Jake's ability to build culture immediately — we (had), I think to this day ,it's the greatest turnaround in college baseball history regardless of division. So Division I, Division II, Division II, NCAA, junior college and NAIA, Jake McKinley was the coach of the greatest turnaround. My first year at Jessup, we went 11-40. My next year went like 40-11, we were one game away from the NAIA World Series and Jake was our head guy for that year...Jake's ability to get the most out of his talent while also getting the right people and building that culture, I think that's the winning formula. Talent goes a long way. You need talent to win ball games but if you're able to get talented guys while also having the right mindset and right people skills, I think that's what really connects everything."

As the field coordinator, McKinley will help install the philosophy of the major league club and helping the development of the prospects.

For someone with McKinley's current role, it's likely encouraging for fans to hear one of his former players rave about his ability to instill a culture and get players to buy in.

We'll look to meet up with McKinley ourselves during our spring training coverage, which we will announce soon.

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