The Dodgers have announced that they are bringing back all six of their minor league managers to lead their respective teams for the 2015 season. And though many of the organization’s coaches will also be returning, there are a number of new faces and in some cases new old faces joining or returning to the Dodgers family.
The six returning managers are: Damon Berryhill – Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, Razor Shines – Double-A Tulsa Drillers, P.J. Forbes – Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Bill Haselman – Low Single-A Great Lakes Loons, John Shoemaker – Rookie League Ogden Raptors and Jack McDowell – Arizona Rookie League Dodgers.
Additionally, each of the six affiliates have added a fourth member to their respective coaching staffs, a position that has been inexplicably absent for many years thus often times forcing players to fill in as base coaches.
Here is a complete list of the Dodgers 2015 minor league coaching staffs:
Triple-A Oklahoma City:
Manager – Damon Berryhill
Pitching Coach – Scott Radinsky
Hitting Coach – Franklin Stubbs
4th Coach – Johnny Washington
Double-A Tulsa:
Manager – Razor Shines
Pitching Coach – Matt Herges
Hitting Coach – Shawn Wooten
4th Coach – Leo Garcia
Single-A Rancho Cucamonga:
Manager – P.J. Forbes
Pitching Coach – Bill Simas
Hitting Coach – Mike Eylward
4th Coach – Rafael Ozuna
Single-A Great Lakes:
Manager – Bill Haselman
Pitching Coach – Glenn Dishman
Hitting Coach – Jay Gibbons
4th Coach – Luis Matos
Rookie-advanced Ogden:
Manager – John Shoemaker
Pitching Coach -Bobby Cuellar
Hitting Coach – Darryl Brinkley
4th Coach – Fumi Ishibashi
Rookie-level AZL Dodgers:
Manager – Jack McDowell
Pitching Coach – Greg Sabat
Hitting Coach – Aaron Bates
4th Coach- Gil Velazquez
Coordinators:
Field Coordinator – Clayton McCullough
Hitting Coordinator – Damon Mashore
Catching Coordinator – Travis Barbary
Pitching Coordinator – Rick Knapp
Infield Coordinator – Juan Castro
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator – Brady Clark
Asst. Hitting Coordinator. – Todd Takayoshi
Lower Level Pitching Rover – Kremlin Martinez
This is exciting. I like the Spanish speaking coach with each team.
I wonder about some of the movement, especially the Jack McDowell move.
I do not know McDowell at all and mean no disrespect to him whatsoever, but Shoe is absolutely one of the nicest guys and greatest coaches I have ever met. He’s also been doing this for a very very long time.
I just didn’t understand the change of levels and McDowell was quite successful with the Raptors in 2014. I’m thinking Shoemaker is following some of the kids he managed with the AZL Dodgers last year.
Shoe has been everywhere man.
2003 Manager of the Las Vegas 51s
2004 Assistant Field Coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers
2005-2008 Manager of the Jacksonville Suns – Won League Championship in 2005
2009-2010 coordinator of the Los Angeles Dodgers training complex in Glendale, Arizona
2011–2012 Manager of the Great Lakes Loons
2013: coordinator of Arizona Instruction – Los Angeles Dodgers
2014: Manager of the Arizona League Dodgers
2015-present: Manager of the Ogden Raptors