Tommasin Padua has signed 22-year-old right-hander Gian Rizzo for the new season in the Italian Baseball League. The Venezuelan with Italian passport is a former Minor Leaguer in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. During five seasons in the farm system of the National League team he had an ERA of 2.54 between Rookie ball and Single-A. Additionally it was announced that Renny Duarte, who was supposed to serve as bench coach, will be the pitching coach. Horacio Estrada, who was suited for that role, reached an agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks and will leave Italy.