Angels announce 2017 minor league development staffs
The Angels today named their minor league development and coaching staffs for the 2017 season in an announcement by Director of Minor League Operations Mike LaCassa.
The Angels will enter their 17th season affiliated with Triple-A Salt Lake and their first with Double-A Mobile. The club also opens its seventh campaign with Advanced-A Inland Empire and fifth season with the Burlington Bees of the Midwest League. The defending Pioneer League Champion Orem Owlz will begin their 13th year as an Angels affiliate. In 2017, the Angels will again field rookie teams in the Arizona Summer League (at the Tempe minor league complex since 2006) and the Dominican Summer League (in Boca Chica).
Following is a look at the Angels' 2017 Minor League Development Staff:
SALT LAKE (AAA)
MANAGER Keith Johnson
PITCHING COACH Erik Bennett
HITTING COACH Lou Marson
TRAINER Brian Reinker
STRENGTH & COND. Andrew Chappell
MOBILE (AA)
MANAGER Sal Fasano
PITCHING COACH Buddy Carlyle
HITTING COACH Ryan Barba
TRAINER Matt Morrell
STRENGTH & COND. Adam Auer
INLAND EMPIRE (A)
MANAGER Chad Tracy
PITCHING COACH Michael Wuertz
HITTING COACH Brian Betancourth
TRAINER Yusuke Takahashi
STRENGTH & COND. Daniel Escobar
BURLINGTON (A)
MANAGER Adam Melhuse
PITCHING COACH Jairo Cuevas
HITTING COACH Travis Adair
CATCHING COACH -
OUTFIELD COACH -
TRAINER Richard Gill
STRENGTH & COND. Adam Smith
OREM (R)
MANAGER Tom Nieto
PITCHING COACH Jonathan Van Eaton & Michael Burns
HITTING COACH Matt Spring & Manny Del Campo
CATCHING COACH -
OUTFIELD COACH -
TRAINER TBA
STRENGTH & COND. TBA
TEMPE (R)
MANAGER David Stapleton
PITCHING COACH John Slusarz & Jordan Oseguera
HITTING COACH Ray Olmedo & Nick Parent
CATCHING COACH -
OUTFIELD COACH -
TRAINER Chris Wells
STRENGTH & COND. Sergio Rojas
DOMINICAN (R)
MANAGER Hector De La Cruz
PITCHING COACH Jose Marte & Enrique Gonzalez
HITTING COACH Alexis Gomez & Berbani Martinez
CATCHING COACH Sandy Martinez
OUTFIELD COACH Juan Zapata
TRAINER Rafael Abreu
STRENGTH & COND. Edinson Oviero & Chris Rodriguez
DIRECTOR, MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS Mike LaCassa
DIRECTOR, BASEBALL DEVELOPMENT Mike Gallego
FIELD COORDINATOR Jack Howell
COORDINATOR, LATIN AMERICAN OPERATIONS Michael Noboa
PITCHING COORDINATOR (Upper Level) Pat Rice
PITCHING COORDINATOR (Lower Level) Jim Gott
PITCHING PROGRAMS COORIDNATOR Matt Wise
HITTING COORDINATOR Jeremy Reed
INFIELD COORDINATOR David Newhan
OUTFIELD COORDINATOR Jon Nunnally
CATCHING COORDINATOR Jose Molina
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT INFIELD COACH Bobby Knoop
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT CATCHING INSTRUCTOR Bill Lachemann
MEDICAL COORDINATOR Geoff Hostetter
REHAB COACH Kernan Ronan
PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR Ryan Crotin
MINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER & AZ OPERATIONS Brett Crane
MINOR LEAGUE VIDEO COORDINATOR Aaron Wiedeman