Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Astros Minor League Coaching Staffs for 2012

Here is the complete list of all the coaching changes announced for all Astros minor league affiliates for 2012.

I went through the list and noted all of the changes for Manager, Pitching Coach and Hitting Coach for each team.  The odd men out are John Moses (Hitting Coach for Corpus), Tom Spencer (Manager for Lancaster) and Travis Driskill (Pitching Coach for Lancaster).  Leon Roberts (Hitting Coach for OKC) is new to the system.  Ivan de Jesus (Manager for Lexington) and Cesar Cedeno (Hitting Coach for Greeneville) are returning to the system.

2012 MINOR LEAGUE STAFF

ROVING INSTRUCTORS
Field Coordinator - Paul Runge
Pitching Coordinator - Jon Matlack
Hitting Coordinator - Ty Van Burkleo
Roving Infield Instructor - Tom Lawless
Roving OF / Base Running - Milt Thompson
Roving Catching Instructor - Danny Sheaffer
Strength & Conditioning - Frank Renner
Medical Coordinator - Jamey Snodgrass
Rehab Coordinator - Daniel Roberts

OKLAHOMA CITY
Manager - Tony DeFrancesco
Pitching Coach - Burt Hooton
Hitting Coach - Leon Roberts – New to system
  (Replaced Keith Bodie who went to Corpus)
Athletic Trainer - Mike Freer
Strength & Conditioning - Gary McCoy

CORPUS CHRISTI
Manager - Keith Bodie – was hitting coach at OKC
   (Replaced Tom Lawless who became roving infield instructor)
Pitching Coach - Gary Ruby – was pitching coach at Tri-City
   (Replaced Don Alexander who went to Lancaster)
Hitting Coach - Joel Chimelis – was hitting coach at Lexington
   (Replaced John Moses)
Athletic Trainer - Eric Montague

LANCASTER
Manager - Rodney Linares – was manager at Lexington
   (Replaced Tom Spencer)
Pitching Coach - Don Alexander – was pitching coach at Corpus Christi
   (Replaced Travis Driskill)
Hitting Coach - Darryl Robinson
Athletic Trainer - Bryan Baca

LEXINGTON
Manager - Ivan De Jesus – Back in organization for 1st time since 2006
   (Replaced Rodney Linares who went to Lancaster)
Pitching Coach - Dave Borkowski
Hitting Coach - Josh Bonifay – was hitting coach at Greeneville
   (Replaced Joel Chimelis who went to Corpus Christi)
Athletic Trainer - Grant Hufford

TRI-CITY
Manager - Stubby Clapp
Pitching Coach - Rick Aponte – was pitching coach at Greeneville
   (Replaced Gary Ruby who went to Tri-City)
Hitting Coach - Mark Bailey
Athletic Trainer - Michael Rendon

GREENEVILLE
Manager - Omar Lopez
Pitching Coach - Hector Mercado – was pitching coach for GCL
   (Replaced Rick Aponte who went to Tri-City)
Hitting Coach - Cesar Cedeno – back in organization for 1st time since 2001
   (Replaced Josh Bonifay who went to Lexington)
Athletic Trainer - Corey O'Brien

GULF COAST LEAGUE
Manager - Ed Romero
Pitching Coach - Jaime Garcia – was minor league pitching coordinator
   (Replaced Hector Mercado who went to Greeneville)
Pitching Coach - Charley Taylor
Hitting Coach - Edgar Alfonzo
Assistant Coach - Gordy MacKenzie
Athletic Trainer - Steve Miller

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE
Manager - Luis Martinez
Pitching Coach - Jose Martinez
Bullpen Coach - Joel Santo
Hitting Coach - Luis Mateo
Infield Instructor - Johan Maya
Assistant Coach - Ramon Garcia
Outfield Instructor - Juan Zapata
Catching Instructor - Sixto Ortega
Athletic Trainer - Ambiorix Reyes
Assistant Trainer - Edwin Garcia
Strength & Conditioning - Geremias Guzman

5 comments:

  1. where is john moses going?

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  2. As far as I know, he is no longer with the Astros organization. Sorry, I don't know any more than that.

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  3. any news on where hitting coach john moses went?

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  4. any news on where hitting coach john moses went?

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  5. Don Alexander is the worst pitching coach in all of baseball history. How is he still employed?

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