Maybe Graeme Lloyd can coach the lefties.
Jeff Nelson, the former Yankees pitcher who played parts of six seasons in The Bronx, is campaigning to reunite with Derek Jeter as the Marlins’ pitching coach.
After an MLB.com reporter suggested Nelson, an analyst for Fox Sports in Florida, could take over for the fired Juan Nieves, the former side-arming, righty-neutralizing reliever turned his endorsement into a public pitch for the job.
“I would love the opportunity to [make] this staff the best they can be,” Nelson wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “There is a lot to look forward to with this Marlins pitching staff.”
Jeter’s Marlins cleaned much, if not all, of the house Monday, canning Nieves and three other coaches while retaining manager Don Mattingly.
Nelson, 51, played with Jeter from 1996-2000 and came back to The Bronx in 2003, winning four World Series with the Yankees as part of a powerful bullpen anchored by Mariano Rivera. He finished his 15-year career with the White Sox in 2006.
After retirement, he dove into analysis roles and joined the Marlins’ coverage in 2016.


