he was the pitching coach for the las vegas 51s in 2008, also serving briefly as the bullpen coach for the los angeles dodgers when ken howell temporarily left the team for medical reasons. after the season, the dodgers announced that slaton would be the pitching coach in 2009 for their new triple-a affiliate, the albuquerque isotopes, a position he held through 2010. in 2011, he was named the pitching coach at camelback ranch.