Watch: New Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly targets Tim Wallach as bench coach.

At his introductory press conference in Miami on Monday, former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he didn’t want to go into detail about who will comprise his coaching staff.

In the next breath, he said “I think Tim Wallach‘s going to come with me to be the bench coach.”

Wallach has been the Dodgers’ bench coach the last two years; he was the club’s third-base coach from 2011-13 and their Triple-A manager from 2009-10.

Wallach, 58, has been mentioned as a candidate for the Dodgers’ managerial vacancy. He reportedly interviewed for the San Diego Padres’ vacancy last week, a job that ultimately went to Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach Andy Green.

It would be somewhat of a surprise if Wallach returned as the Dodgers’ bench coach, depending on who becomes the next manager. The bench coach job typically goes to someone with whom the manager has already gained trust, since the two men must work together to formulate strategy over the course of nine innings.

All the Dodgers’ coaches were left free to pursue other opportunities when their contracts expired in October. None have re-signed for the 2016 season. The Dodgers are still in the process of hiring a new manager, a process that could last until the Winter Meetings in December.

In his first press conference in a Marlins uniform, Mattingly did not elucidate his vague “mutual decision” to part ways with the Dodgers last week. He did rattle off a few things he liked about the Marlins, whose $62 million payroll was literally one-fifth that of the Dodgers’ in 2015.

“The consensus around baseball is that this is a … young, talented club that has a good core, that has a chance to grow and develop,” Mattingly said. “For me, that was the single biggest thing and the reason that I was so intrigued with coming to Miami. The chance to develop, the chance to teach, the chance to help mold a young club and to build toward winning a division, winning a championship.”

Mattingly, 54, received a four-year contract from the Marlins.

“I plan on being here at least 10,” he said Monday.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.