Daily Archives: December 16, 2008

Affiliate managers/coaches for 2009

Lauber has the info on his blog.

Lehigh Valley (Class AAA): manager- Dave Huppert; pitching coach- Rod Nichols; coach- Greg Gross.

Reading (Class AA): manager- Steve Roadcap; pitching coach- Steve Schrenk; coach- Frank Cacciatore.

Clearwater (Class A): manager- Ernie Whitt; pitching coach- Dave Lundquist; coaches- Ramon Henderson, Kevin Jordan.

Lakewood (Class A): manager- Dusty Wathan; pitching coach- Bob Milacki; coach- Greg Legg.

Williamsport (short-season): manager- Chris Truby; pitching coach- Tom Filer; coach- Eric Valent.

Gulf Coast (rookie): manager- Roly deArmas; pitching coaches- Aris Tirado, Carlos Arroyo; coach- Luis Melendez.

Coordinators: field- Mike Compton; pitching- Gorman Heimueller; hitting- Sal Rende; outfield- Jerry Martin; bunting/baserunning- P.J. Forbes; infield- Doug Mansolino.

Giving Carrasco a full season with Nichols should prove beneficial to his development.