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2008/2009 Minor League Staff Assignments

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jan	2008/2009 Minor League Staff Assignments	Lead	[-]
Hall of Famer Posts: 21081 (10/23/07 12:00 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None PRESS RELEASE 10/23/2007 11:11 AM ET Twins announce 2008 Minor League staff assignments MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Twins announced today that their Minor League managerial and coaching positions have been filled for the 2008 season. Stan Cliburn will begin his third year as manager of the Twins' Triple-A affiliate Rochester Red Wings (International League). Cliburn, 48, spent the five seasons managing the Twins' Class AA New Britain Rock Cats (2001-05). He has a 850-837 (.504) record during his 14 years of Minor League managerial experience, 587-543 (.519) with the Twins. Stuart Cliburn will return for his third year as pitching coach and Riccardo Ingram will begin his first Triple-A season as coach, after spending the last two seasons as the manager of Double-A New Britain. Rich Miller, who spent the last four seasons as Rochester's hitting coach, will begin his first season as a Roving Instructor between Rochester and New Britain, specializing in outfield play, bunting and baserunning. Tony Leo will return for his fourth season as trainer for the Red Wings. Bobby Cuellar will begin his first year as manager of the Twins' Double-A affiliate New Britain Rock Cats (Eastern League), after spending the past two seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen coach. Cuellar was the Twins' Triple-A pitching coach from 2002-05. Cuellar, 55, has a 130-149 (.466) record during his two years of managerial experience with Wausau (1986-87). Steve Mintz will begin his first year as pitching coach, after serving in the same capacity for Single-A Beloit last season and for the GCL Twins from 2002-05. Floyd Rayford returns for his fourth season as a coach at the Double-A level, his ninth season in the Twins' system. Chad Jackson will return for his fourth season as trainer for the Rock Cats. Jeff Smith will begin his first year as manager of the Twins' Single-A affiliate Ft. Myers Miracle (Florida State League). Smith, 33, spent the past two seasons as manager of the Beloit Snappers, the Twins' Single-A affiliate (Midwest League). He has a 153-125 (.550) record during his two years of Minor League managerial experience. Eric Rasmussen will begin his 10th season as pitching coach and Jim Dwyer will begin his third year as a coach at Ft. Myers, after spending the previous nine as minor league hitting coordinator. Larry Bennese returns for his ninth season as trainer for the Miracle. Nelson Prada will begin his first year as manager of the Twins' Single-A affiliate Beloit Snappers (Midwest League). Prada, 31, spent the previous four seasons as manager of the GCL Twins. He has a 91-72 (.558) record during his three years of Minor League managerial experience. Gary Lucas will begin his second stint (2005) as pitching coach after spending the past two seasons as pitching coach for Double-A New Britain. Rudy Hernandez will begin his fourth season as a coach with Beloit. Alan Rail will return for his fourth season as trainer with the Snappers. Ray Smith returns as manager for the rookie level Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian League). Smith, 52, who will be in his 22nd season on staff for Elizabethton, has a career managerial record of 579-365 (.613), with eight first place finishes in 14 seasons guiding the Twins. Jim Shellenback will begin his 13th season as pitching coach, his 31st year in the Twins' system, and Jeff Reed will return for his seventh season as a coach. Ryan Hedwall returns for his third season as trainer for Elizabethton. Jake Mauer will begin his first season as manager of the rookie level Gulf Coast League Twins and will also run the Twins' extended Spring Training. Mauer, 28, spent the last two seasons as a coach for the GCL Twins after playing five seasons in the Twins' Minor League system. Ivan Arteaga will begin his third season as pitching coach. Milt Cuyler returns for his sixth season as a coach, specializing in baserunning and outfield play. Chris Johnson returns for his third season as trainer for the GCL Twins. In addition, Joel Lepel, returns for his third year as the Twins' minor league field coordinator. Rick Knapp returns for his 12th year as pitching coordinator and Bill Springman returns for his third season as hitting coordinator. John Kertis returns for his second season as minor league strength and conditioning coordinator and Lanning Tucker returns for his 10th season as the club's head minor league trainer and rehab coordinator. Jose Marzan returns for his third season as the Twins' Latin America coordinator, overseeing Latin America scouting and international field coordinating. Also, former Twins' great Tony Oliva will continue in his role as hitting coach, as well as various duties involving community relations, former Manager Tom Kelly will continue in his role as Special Assistant the the General Manager, and Hall of Famer Paul Molitor will continue in his role as Minor League Infield/Baserunning Coordinator. The Twins also announced the coaching staff for their academies in the Dominican Republic (Julio Paula, mgr., Pablo Frias, pitching ch., Claudio Almonte, ch, and Joselin Carrera, trainer) and Venezuela (Asdrubal Estrada, mgr., Luis Ramirez, pitching ch., Ramon Borrego, ch., and Wladimir Morales, trainer). Rochester Manager - Stan Cliburn Coach - Riccardo Ingram Pitching Coach - Stuart Cliburn Trainer - Tony Leo New Britain Manager - Bobby Cuellar Coach - Floyd Rayford Pitching Coach - Steve Mintz Trainer - Chad Jackson Fort Myers Manager - Jeff Smith Coach - Jim Dwyer Pitching Coach - Eric Rasmussen Trainer - Larry Bennese Beloit Manager - Nelson Prada Coach Rudy Hernandez Pitching Coach - Gary Lucas Trainer - Alan Rail Elizabethton Manager - Ray Smith Coach - Jeff Reed Pitching Coach - Jim Shellenback Trainer - Ryan Hedwall GCL Manager - Jake Mauer Coach - Milt Cuyler Pitching Coach - Ivan Arteaga Trainer - Chris Johnson Dominican academy Manager - Julio Paula Coach - Claudio Almonte Pitching Coach - Pablo Frias Trainer - Joselin Carrera Venezuela Manager - Asdrubal Estrada Coach - Ramon Borrego Pitching Coach - Luis Ramirez Trainer - Wladimir Morales Last Edited By: jan 10/25/08 11:08 AM. Edited 1 time.
Killer4	Re: 2008 Minor League Staff Assignments	#1	[-]
Contact Hitter Posts: 188 (10/23/07 4:27 PM) Contact Hitter Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Anybody else glad to see Bobby Cuellar managing at AA? I like the idea of having two pitching coaches for the group of young guns (Waldrop, Rainville, Mullins, Sosa, Pino, Morlan) who will likely start the season there. Go Twins!
jan	Re: 2008 Minor League Staff Assignments	#2	[-]
Hall of Famer Posts: 21081 (10/23/07 4:55 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Absolutely!
fmmiraclegal	Re: 2008 Minor League Staff Assignments	#3	[-]
Hall of Famer Posts: 4247 (10/25/07 5:32 AM) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Twins shuffling Snappers' staff Prada, Lucas will guide '08 squad By Beloit Daily News staff The Beloit Snappers will have a new look in the dugout next season with both manager Jeff Smith and pitching coach Steve Mintz moving on in the Minnesota Twins' minor league organization. They will be replaced by Nelson Prada and Gary Lucas, respectively, in 2008. Smith, who led the Snappers to the 2007 Midwest League Western Division title, accepted a promotion to manage the Fort Myers Miracle in 2008. Smith, a native of Naples, Fla., will begin his fourth season in the Twins' organization. Mintz will be the pitching coach for the Twins' Double A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats. He will start his seventh season in the Twins' system. Taking over as manager of the 2008 Snappers will be Prada, a native of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, who had spent the previous three seasons managing the Gulf Coast League Twins. Under Prada, the GCL Twins had a combined 91-72 record, including a division title in 2007. Prada began coaching in the Twins organization after being released as a player by Minnesota following spring training in 1999. He signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent in 1995 and played four minor league seasons with a career .247 batting average in 135 games. Prada's pitching coach will be Lucas, who spent the past two seasons as the New Britain Rock Cats' pitching coach. He was the Snappers' pitching coach in 2005 and has been in the Twins' organization since 2000. He played eight seasons in the minors, going 29-44 with a 3.01 ERA. Batting coach Rudy Hernandez will return to Beloit for his fourth season. A native of Maracay, Venezuela, he began coaching in 1996. Trainer Alan Rail also returns to Beloit in 2008. NOTES: 2008 season ticket packages are available with plenty of perks to go along with them. Contact the Snappers at 2301 Skyline Drive, Beloit, (608) 362-2272 or www.snappersbaseball.com for more information. Posted: Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 Dianna
jan	Rick Knapp to the Tigers	#4	[-]
Hall of Famer Posts: 21035 (10/17/08 4:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tigers hire Twins' Knapp as pitching coach Oct. 17, 2008 DETROIT (AP) -Rick Knapp was hired as the Detroit Tigers pitching coach on Friday. Knapp joins the coaching staff after 12 seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Minnesota Twins. He replaces Chuck Hernandez, who was fired along with bullpen coach Jeff Jones last month at the end of Detroit's disappointing 74-88 season. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said in a statement that Knapp brings "an excellent track record of developing major league-caliber pitchers." Knapp began his coaching career as the pitching coach at Class A Gastonia in 1988. He pitched five seasons at the minor league level with the Texas Rangers. Knapp has drawn plenty of praise from the Twins organization over the years for his work with several prospects. He was instrumental in helping Nick Blackburn overcome a knee problem, weight gain and confidence loss to rise through the system and land a spot in the Twins' rotation this spring. --- sportsline
jan	2009 Staff Announcement	#5	[-]
Hall of Famer Posts: 21038 (10/25/08 11:08 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Stan Cliburn will return in 2009 for his fourth season as manager of the Rochester Red Wings. Cliburn helped lead the Red Wings to a 74-70 record in 2008, their fifth consecutive winning season and the first time the club has had five consecutive winning seasons since 1966-1976. Joining Cliburn in the dugout will be pitching coach Bobby Cuellar, hitting coach Riccardo Ingram and athletic trainer Tony Leo. Stan's twin brother Stu, Rochester's pitching coach since 2006, will move to Double-A New Britain as pitching coach. Read the official press release right now in our Press Box section. Cuellar is a former Wings pitching coach and the New Britain manager in 2008; Tom Nieto joins the organization as manager of New Britain for 2009. Eric Rasmussen has been promoted to Minor League Pitching Coordinator. Floyd Rayford returns as coach at New Britain. Rich Miller has been named hitting coach at Class A Beloit.

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