Arizona Fall League managers selected
Published on July 25, 2005 under Arizona Fall League (AzFL) News Release
PHOENIX - Former Major League players Ken Oberkfel and Gary Pettis highlight the list of six managers and twelve coaches named to the 2005 Arizona Fall League rosters, league officials announced today.
Oberkfel, who enjoyed a fourteen year career in the major leagues, was a member of the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals and 1989 National League Champion San Francisco Giants. He led National League second basemen in 1979 and third basemen in 1982 and 1983 in fielding percentage.
Pettis, a five-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder during his 11-year major league career, is currently serving as a coach with the Nashville Sounds (AAA).
The four other managers joining Oberkfel and Pettis in the Arizona Fall League are regarded as top managerial prospects for future major league managerial/coaching roles: Eddie Rodriguez, now the bench coach with the Washington Nationals; Scott Little, manager of the Single-A of the Vero Beach Dodgers; Ron "Pop" Warner, manager of the Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals; and Luis Rivera, manager of the Kinston Indians.
The league is pleased to announce the complete 2005 on-field staff assignments for all six Arizona Fall League teams:
(For clarification, AFL team names are as follows: Grand Canyon Rafters, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Surprise Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox.) 2005 ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE STAFF ASSIGNMENTS:
NATIONAL DIV. Grand Canyon Phoenix Peoria (Javelinas)
Manager Ken Oberkfel (NYM) Scott Little (LAD) Gary Pettis (MIL)
Pitching Coach David Chavarria (TX) Scott Emerson(OAK) Larry McCall (BAL)
Coach John Mallee (FL) Steve Livesey (TB) Stu Cole (COL)
Trainer Darren London (NYY) Greg Barber (AZ) John Maxwell (SD)
Trainer Tony Leo (MIN) Drew Van Dam (ATL) Chris Gorosics (SEA)
AMERICAN DIV. Surprise Mesa Peoria (Saguaros)
Manager Ron Warner (StL) Luis Rivera (CLE) Eddie Rodriguez (WAS)
Pitching Coach Kernan Ronan(LAA) Mike Caldwell (DET) Ralph Treuel (BOS)
Coach P.J. Forbes (PHIL) Von Joshua (CHC) Hensley Meulens (PIT)
Trainer Eric Montague (HOU) Rob Knepper (SF) Andrew Muccino (TOR)
Trainer Steve Guadalupe(KC) Chris Lapole (CIN) Scott Johnson (CHW)
Please note: Since the Arizona Fall League's inception in 1992, eighteen (18) former AFL managers have become major league field managers.
Current major league managers DUSTY BAKER (Cubs), MIKE SCIOSCIA (Angels), TERRY FRANCONA (Red Sox), KEN MACHA (Athletics), LLOYD McCLENDON (Pirates), JOHN GIBBONS (Blue Jays) and BOB MELVIN (Diamondbacks) were field managers in the Arizona Fall League before their present roles.
In addition, thirty-seven (37) former AFL coaches and twenty-one (21) former AFL trainers are serving at the major league ranks.
The Arizona Fall League is owned and operated by all 30 major league organizations and will begin its fourteenth season of play on Tuesday, October 4.
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