The Dodgers on Tuesday introduced their minor league teaching staffs for 2023, with six of seven managers staying at their respective associates.
Managers at three of the highest 4 associates are of their positions for at the least a 3rd consecutive season. Triple-A supervisor Travis Barbary has been in that place in Oklahoma Metropolis since 2019. Scott Hennessy has managed Double-A Tulsa since 2017. Dodgers captain of participant growth John Shoemaker is again to guide Low-A Rancho Cucamonga.
That is the forty seventh season within the Dodgers group and forty third as a coach for Shoemaker, and has been in so many participant growth roles {that a} third consecutive season in Rancho Cucamonga is his longest stint in a single spot since managing Double-A Jacksonville from 2005-08.
The lone exception is Austin Chubb, who managed Excessive-A Nice Lakes the final two seasons however is now the Dodgers’ assistant minor league discipline coordinator.
Taking the helm with the Loons is Daniel Nava, who’s in his third season teaching after a seven-year taking part in profession by means of 2017 that was principally with the Purple Sox but in addition included stops in Tampa Bay, Anaheim, Kansas Metropolis, and Philadelphia. Nava, who turns 40 in two weeks, was the bench coach final 12 months for Rancho Cucamonga after managing the Arizona Advanced League Dodgers in 2021.
Listed here are the teaching staffs at every minor league stage (of us in new positions in italics).
Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis
Supervisor: Travis Barbary
Bench coach: Chris Gutierrez
Hitting coach: Manny Burriss
Pitching coach: Doug Mathis
Pitching coach: Justin DeFratus
Head athletic coach: Chelsea Willette
Athletic coach: Griffin Boyte
Efficiency coach: Paul Fournier
Video/growth affiliate: Harrison Schnurbusch
Doug Mathis is the newcomer at pitching coach after three years on the foremost league employees with the Rangers, first as bullpen coach in 2020 then co-pitching coach in Texas the final two seasons.
DeFratus was the bullpen coach the final two years in Oklahoma Metropolis, and is now a co-pitching coach with Mathis.
Chris Gutierrez was bench coach the earlier two seasons in Tulsa.
Griffin Boyte was on the Nice Lakes coaching employees in 2022.
Double-A Tulsa
Supervisor: Scott Hennessey
Bench coach: Juan Apodaca
Hitting coach: Louis Iannotti
Pitching coach: Ryan Dennick
Pitching coach: Durin O’Linger
Bullpen coach: Luis Vasquez
Athletic coach: Jesse Guffey
Efficiency coach: Noah Huff
Video/growth affiliate: Mikael Mogues
Apodaca was the bench coach in Oklahoma Metropolis final season, his first 12 months as a coach. O’Linger was pitching coach in Nice Lakes in 2021 and Rancho Cucamonga in 2022.
Iannotti was a hitting analytics coordinator at Camelback Ranch the final 4 years. That is his sixth season within the Dodgers group.
Minor league rosters received’t be finalized till April, however in an interview Tuesday morning on The Blitz 1170 AM radio in Tulsa, Hennessey stated, “We’ve got an opportunity to have 5 40-man guys, and that’s in all probability a file for Double-A.”
The 5 gamers Hennessey talked about included prime prospect Diego Cartaya and infielders Jorbit Vivas and Eddys Leonard, who ended final 12 months in Excessive-A Nice Lakes. The opposite two have been outfielders added to the 40-man roster in November — Jonny DeLuca and Andy Pages. DeLuca started final 12 months in Excessive-A and performed solely 25 video games with Tulsa after getting promoted.
Pages spent all of 2022 in Double-A, hit .236/.336/.468 with a 102 wRC+, and simply turned 22 in December.
“Andy hit I feel 25 residence runs final 12 months with 80 RBI, and he didn’t get scorching,” Hennessey stated. “I feel he has a very good likelihood to have an incredible 12 months, a breakout 12 months, after which get to Triple-A.”
Excessive-A Nice Lakes
Supervisor: Daniel Nava
Bench coach: Elian Herrera
Hitting coach: O’Koyea Dickson
Pitching coach: David Anderson
Pitching coach: Richard De Los Santos
Athletic coach: Ikuo Kato
Efficiency coach: Ethan Quarles
Video/growth affiliate: Joe Manno
O’Koyea Dickson was hitting coach in Rancho Cucamonga final season, so he and Dylan Nasiatka swapped roles this 12 months.
Coach Ikuo Kato additionally joins the Loons from Rancho Cucamonga.
Richard De Los Santos was with Nice Lakes final 12 months, however as assistant pitching coach. Now he and fellow returnee David Anderson each have the title of pitching coach.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
Supervisor: John Shoemaker
Bench coach & hitting coach: Ronny Paulino
Hitting coach: Dylan Nasiatka
Pitching coach: Ramon Troncoso
Pitching coach: Sean Coyne
Efficiency coach: Taylor Miller
Athletic coach: Akinori Maeda
Video/growth affiliate: Ben Castiglia
Shoemaker’s three years managing in a single metropolis is just not solely uncommon for him, however for the Quakes as nicely. Solely three others have managed Rancho Cucamonga for 3 straight seasons — Mike Basso (1996-98), Bobby Meacham (2002-04), and Drew Saylor (2016-2018).
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“Shoe has been superior for our followers, our group and for the gamers on the sector,” stated group vice chairman and normal supervisor Grant Riddle. “We’re thrilled to have him again for a 3rd 12 months and may’t await the beginning of the season!”
Dylan Nasiatka is the Quakes hitting coach for the second time in three years, with a stint in the identical function for Nice Lakes in between.
Sean Coyne was a pitching coach within the Arizona Advanced League in 2022. Ronny Paulino was in Arizona too as a hitting coach; he’s now the bench coach and hitting coach with the Quakes. Athletic coach Akinora Maeda additionally made the bounce from Arizona to Rancho Cucamonga this 12 months.
Video/growth affiliate Ben Castiglia is in his first 12 months with the Dodgers.
Arizona Advanced League
Supervisor: Jair Fernandez
Bench coach: Johan Garcia
Hitting coach: Danny Dorn
Hitting coach: Blake Gailen
Hitting coach: Johermyn Chavez
Pitching coach: Andres Urbina
Pitching coach: Luis Vasquez
Coach & advanced coordinator: Fumi Ishibashi
Coach & baseball tech affiliate: Zoe Hicks
Athletic coach: Alfredo Casillas
Assistant athletic coach: Zoe Hicks
Efficiency coach: Jose Gutierrez
Efficiency coach: Irma Maldonado
Assistant, efficiency operations: Marlon Cairo
Video affiliate: Jade Gortarez
Video affiliate: Joe Nadler
Dominican Summer season League
Supervisor: Dunior Zerpa
Supervisor: Cordell Hipolito
Hitting coach: Sergio Mendez
Hitting coach: Juan Diaz
Pitching coach: Roberto Giron
Pitching coach: Raidel Chacon
Pitching coach: Hector Rodriguez
Pitching coach: Eduardo Dominguez
Defensive coordinator: Pedro Mega
Senior advisor, Campo Las Palmas: Antonio Bautista
Coach: Leury Bonilla
Athletic coach: Jorge Rodriguez
Efficiency Coach: Walter Lindo
Efficiency Coach: Rafa Sepulveda
Efficiency Coach: George Drullard
Physiotherapist: Walter LaChapel
Vitamin coordinator: Walter LaChapel
Video Affiliate: Jerry Chavarria
Video Affiliate: James Keller