Marlins announce 2018 Minor League on-field personnel
The Miami Marlins today announced their 2018 Minor League on-field and clubhouse personnel. The announcement was made by Marlins Vice President of Player Development and Scouting Gary Denbo.
Minor League coordinators and support staff for the Marlins will be:
Hitting Coordinator - Sean Berry
Pitching Coordinator - Chris Michalak
Infield Coordinator - Jorge Hernandez
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator - Quinton McCracken
Catching Coordinator - Paul Phillips
Latin American Field Coordinator - Julio Bruno
Latin American Operations Coordinator - Miguel Bonilla
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator - Kevin Barr
Athletic Training Coordinator - Brian Bobier
Rehab Coordinator - Steve Carlin
Rehab Pitching Coach - Chad Rhoades
Rehab Strength & Conditioning Coach - Ricky Aponte
Video Coordinator - Joe Lisewski
Sports Psychologist - Dr. Robert Seifer
Clubhouse and Equipment Coordinator - Mark Brown
Miami is returning all affiliate managers from 2017, led by Arnie Beyeler, who will helm the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes for the third straight season (124-153). Randy Ready led Double-A Jacksonville to a 69-71 record and second-half title, propelling the Jumbo Shrimp to their first playoff appearance since winning the Southern League Championship in 2014. Single-A Jupiter will see the return of Kevin Randel, who in his first season with the Hammerheads went 67-68. In his first season at Single-A Greensboro, Todd Pratt led the Grasshoppers to a first place finish and playoff appearance in the South Atlantic League North with a 75-61 record. Former Marlins' first-baseman Mike Jacobs returns for his second season at Short-Season Batavia. John Pachot, who guided the Gulf Coast Marlins to a second-place finish (32-23) in the East division, returns for his second season, while Ray Nuñez returns for his 12th season leading the Dominican Summer League Marlins following a 40-29 mark in '17.
NEW ORLEANS JACKSONVILLE JUPITER
MANAGER................................................. Arnie Beyeler Randy Ready Kevin Randel
PITCHING COACH.................................. Jeremy Powell Storm Davis Bruce Walton
HITTING COACH..................................... Tommy Gregg Kevin Witt Danny Santin
DEFENSIVE COACH.............................. Robert Rodriguez Jose Ceballos Danny Black
ATHLETIC TRAINER................................. Greg Harrel Cesar Roman Ben Cates
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING............ Robert Reichert Julio Diaz Gregory Bourn
VIDEO ASSISTANT..................................... Alex Burritt Daniel Axelrod Ryan Powers
GULF COAST LEAGUE
GREENSBORO BATAVIA MARLINS
MANAGER.................................................... Todd Pratt Mike Jacobs John Pachot
PITCHING COACH................................... Mark DiFelice Jason Erickson Manny Olivera
HITTING COACH...................................... Frank Moore Jesus Merchan Rigoberto Silverio
DEFENSIVE COACH................................. Angel Espada Ronnie Richardson Nathan Mikolas
ATHLETIC TRAINER............................ Eric Reigelsberger Jordan Wheat Melissa Hampton
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING........... Brady Fitzgerald Spencer Clevenger TBA
VIDEO ASSISTANT.................................. Porter Reinhart Trey McNickle Mac Leboeuf
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE MARLINS
MANAGER................................................... Ray Nuñez
PITCHING COACHES.................... Jose Duran, Freddery Arias
HITTING COACH...................................... Rony Peralta
DEFENSIVE COACHES............. Miguel Fermin, Ramon Espinosa
ATHLETIC TRAINERS................. Daniel Gonzalez, Matt Stiefel
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Guarionex Perez, Adonis De Leon
VIDEO ASSISTANTS.................................. Shamir Arias
Additional information on the 2018 Marlins is available on the team's official website, www.marlins.com.