White Sox announce 2023 player development staff
CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have announced their player development staff and assignments for the 2023 season under Chris Getz, assistant general manager/player development. Getz enters his seventh year overseeing the organization’s minor-league operations and player development system. He was promoted to his current role prior to the 2021 season after serving as director of player development from 2017-20.
Justin Jirschele (Class AAA Charlotte), Lorenzo Bundy (Class AA Birmingham), Guillermo Quiroz (Class A Winston-Salem), Patrick Leyland (Class A Kannapolis) and Danny González (Arizona Complex League Sox) will serve as the organization’s managers in 2023. Jirschele (Birmingham in 2022), Bundy (Winston-Salem in 2022), Quiroz (Kannapolis in 2022) and Leyland (ACL Sox in 2022) all were promoted from their managerial posts last season, while González makes his professional managerial debut after serving as a development coach in 2022.
“The group we have assembled to help lead and develop our minor league players, from coordinators to managers and coaches, is as strong of a group as we have had here with diverse backgrounds and high level experience,” said Getz. “We have had a productive off-season with multiple in-person camps and a successful rollout and execution of our new strength and conditioning program. We are well positioned to hit the ground running next month and will continue our goal of getting the most out of our players in preparation for playing in Chicago. I believe the programs we have built in player development reflect the quality of our players and instructors, and I am excited to see our full staff on the field again with our players and the impact their work will have on the 2023 season and beyond.”
Coordinators returning include Doug Sisson (field), Everett Teaford (pitching), Andy Barkett (hitting), Ryan Newman (infield and coach development) and Julio Mosquera (catching). Longtime pitching instructor J.R. Perdew enters his first season as a pitching advisor.
Former White Sox players returning to the organization as coaches and instructors include Nicky Delmonico (Birmingham hitting coach), Danny Farquhar (Birmingham pitching coach) and Donnie Veal (assistant pitching coordinator). Blake Hickman makes his professional coaching debut as the pitching coach with Kannapolis. Hickman is a graduate of the White Sox Amateur City Elite (ACE) program and Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, and pitched in 50 minor-league games with the Sox from 2017-18.
Following are the White Sox full player development assignments for 2023:
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF
- Assistant General Manager/Player Development: Chris Getz
- Director of Minor League Administration: Kathy Potoski
- Assistant Director, Player Development: Kenny Williams Jr.
- Assistant Director, Baseball Operations: Graham Harboe
- Manager, Player Development/International Operations: Grant Flick
- Assistant, Player Development/Video: Jack Larimer
- Biomechanical Analyst: C.J. Gearhart
- Manager, Player Development Latin America Operations: Louis Silverio
- Manager, International Player Development/Education: Erin Santana
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS/ROVERS
- Field Coordinator: Doug Sisson
- Pitching Coordinator: Everett Teaford
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator: Matt Zaleski
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator: Donnie Veal
- Pitching Advisor: J.R. Perdew
- Hitting Coordinator: Andy Barkett
- Assistant Hitting Coordinator: Danny Santin
- Infield Coordinator/Coach Development: Ryan Newman
- Catching Coordinator: Julio Mosquera
- Assistant Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator: Mike Daniel
- Rehab Pitching Coach: Michael Bradshaw
- Hitting Initiatives: Devin DeYoung
- Minor League Performance Coordinator: Gage Crosgrove
- Assistant Minor League Performance Coordinator: Sergio Rojas
MEDICAL STAFF
- Medical Coordinator: Scott Takao
- Physical Therapist Coordinator: Brooks Klein
- Minor League Physical Therapist: Katie Stone
- Minor League Physical Therapist: Evan Jurjevic
- Sports Psychologist: Dr. Rob Seifer
- Nutritionists: Danielle Mach and Christine Jordhamo
ARIZONA OPERATIONS
- Facility Manager: Joe Lachcik
- Minor League Clubhouse and Equipment Manager: Dan Flood
- Assistant Minor League Clubhouse Manager: Bryant Biasotti
CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
- Manager: Justin Jirschele
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator/Pitching Coach: Matt Zaleski
- Hitting Coach: Cameron Seitzer
- Trainer: Hyeon Kim
- Performance Coach: George Timke
CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS
- Manager: Lorenzo Bundy
- Pitching Coach: Danny Farquhar
- Hitting Coach: Nicky Delmonico
- Trainer: Jeremy Kneebusch
- Performance Coach: Dan Morrison
CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
- Manager: Guillermo Quiroz
- Pitching Coach: John Ely
- Hitting Coach: Jason Krizan
- Trainer: Carson Wooten
- Performance Coach: Logan Jones
CLASS A KANNAPOLIS CANNON BALLERS
- Manager: Patrick Leyland
- Pitching Coach: Blake Hickman
- Hitting Coach: Charlie Romero
- Trainer: AJ Smith
- Performance Coach: Juan Maldonado
ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE WHITE SOX
- Manager: Danny González
- Bench Coach/Hitting Coach: Mike Gellinger
- Pitching Coach: Drew Hasler
- Hitting Coach: Gerardo Olivares
- Fundamentals Coach: Ángel Rosario
- Trainer: Scott Johnson
- Trainer: Chaerin Yeom
- Performance Coach/Rehab: Daniel Cobian
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY | DSL WHITE SOX
- Field Coordinator/Hitting Coach: Julio Bruno
- Manager, Complex Operations: Wellington Morrobel
- Administrative Assistant: Carolina Santos
- Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
- Manager: Anthony Núñez
- Pitching Coach: José Brito
- Assistant Hitting Coach/Catching Coach: Moisés Núñez
- Assistant Coach: Ángel González
- Performance Coach: Fran Bautista
- Assistant Performance Coach: Carlos Javier
- Trainer: Gusvato De La Cruz
- Video Coordinator: Miguel Pérez