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Rangers Announce 2012 Minor League Coaching Staffs

Published on January 11, 2012 under Carolina League (CarL1)
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Arlington, Texas - The Texas Rangers today announced the managers, coaches, and staff for all minor league affiliates in 2012. The group remains largely intact following one of the most successful campaigns in franchise history, as the club's affiliates boasted minor league baseball's best composite record in 2011.

The club's additions include Randy Ready as the organization's hitting coordinator and Vinny Lopez, Justin Mashore, and Humberto Miranda as coaches. Among the several new assignments for 2011 is Corey Ragsdale's first managerial post with the Arizona League Rangers.

Ready, a Dallas resident, joins the Texas organization after spending the previous eight seasons with the San Diego Padres, including major league hitting coach from July 31, 2009 through last season. Ready appeared in 777 big league games over parts of 13 Major League seasons with Milwaukee (1983-86), San Diego (1986-89), Philadelphia (1989-91, 1994-95), Oakland (1992), and Montreal (1993), batting .259 with 40 home runs and 239 RBI.

Additionally, Jake Krug has been promoted to Director of Minor League Operations. He will assist new Senior Director of Player Development Tim Purpura. Krug is entering his 10th season with the Rangers and spent the previous two seasons as Assistant Director of Player Development. Krug joins Purpura, new field coordinator Jayce Tingler, and pitching coordinator Danny Clark to form the club's Player Development leadership team, with Tingler and Clark providing direction on the field.

Lopez joins the Rangers from the University of Southern California, where he was the Baseball Operations Assistant the past two seasons. Lopez had previous experience with the organization as an assistant with Hickory and the instructional league. Mashore worked in the Toronto Blue Jays organization the last nine seasons, including the last five as a hitting coach, most recently with Double-A New Hampshire in 2011. Mashore spent 11 seasons in the minor leagues and appeared in seven games with the San Diego Padres in 2007. Miranda was an assistant coach with Northwood University in Cedar Hill, TX following a standout career with the Knights. In addition to his duties with Northwood, Miranda had also worked as an assistant with the Rangers in the Arizona and Dominican Leagues.

Ragsdale will be the lone new manager in the organization this season, after serving as a coach at Low-A Hickory in 2011. Hector Ortiz, who managed the AZL Rangers in 2011, will serve as the club's roving catching instructor this season.

The former catcher played 18 seasons of professorial baseball, including 93 games at the big league level.

A look at the 2012 staff (changes from 2011 underlined in italics):

Round Rock (AAA) Frisco (AA) Myrtle Beach (High-A)

Manager Bobby Jones Manager Steve Buechele Manager Jason Wood

Pitching Terry Clark Pitching Jeff Andrews Pitching Brad Holman

Coach Brant Brown Coach Jason Hart Coach Julio Garcia

Coach Spike Owen Trainer Carlos Olivas Coach Kenny Holmberg

Trainer Jason Roberts Strength Eric McMahon Trainer Jeffrey Bodenhamer

Strength Ric Mabie

Strength Ryan McNeal

Hickory (Low-A) Spokane (Short-A) Arizona (Rookie)

Manager Bill Richardson Manager Tim Hulett Manager Corey Ragsdale

Pitching Storm Davis Pitching Ryan O'Malley Pitching Oscar Marin

Coach Josue Perez Coach Oscar Bernard Pitching TBA

Coach Humberto Miranda Coach Vinny Lopez Coach Donzell McDonald

Trainer Jacob Newburn Trainer Sean Fields Coach Justin Mashore

Strength Anthony Miller Strength Ed Yong Trainer Zach Jones

Strength Wade LaMont

Dominican (Rookie)

Roving Instructors

Manager Ryley Westman

Special Assistant

Mark Connor

Pitching Jose Jaimes

Special Assistant

Harry Spilman

Pitching Pablo Blanco

Pitching Danny Clark

Hitting Guillermo Mercedes Field Coordinator Jayce Tingler

Infield Jesus Ovalle

Infield/Baserunning Casey Caendale

Bench Alexis Infante

Catching Hector Ortiz

Outfield Osvaldo Oliva

Hitting Coordinator Randy Ready

Strength Eduardo Thomas

Assistant Hitting Coord. Luis Ortiz

Special Assignment Coach Brian Dayette

In addition to the affiliate staffs, many of the club's roving instructors return in 2012. Jayce Tingler enters his sixth season in the Texas organization and first in the role of field coordinator. He spent last season as Coordinator of Instruction for the club's Arizona and Dominican Republic operations. Mark Connor and Harry Spilman each return as special assistants, while Danny Clark begins his seventh season in the Texas system and fourth as the organization's pitching coordinator.

Casey Candaele begins his second campaign as an infield/baserunning instructor. Luis Ortiz enters his fifth season with Texas and first as the club's assistant hitting coordinator. Hector Ortiz will instruct the organization's catchers after leading the AZL Rangers to a division title in 2012.

Reigning Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Bobby Jones returns to lead the Express in 2012 for his 25th season as a coach or manager in the Texas organization. Terry Clark returns for a fourth season at Triple-A after spending the previous three years with Frisco. He is in his seventh season in the Texas organization after six years as a pitching coach in the Cleveland organization. Brant Brown has been elevated to Round Rock after spending the previous three seasons with Frisco. Former major leaguer Spike Owen will return for a second season on the Round Rock staff as an extra coach.

Former Ranger Steve Buechele returns for his third season as manager at Frisco (AA), after leading the club to the playoffs in each of the last two campaigns. Pitching coach Jeff Andrews returns for his third full season at Frisco. This year will mark his 27th season as a minor league instructor. Andrews also served as the major league pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008. Former Ranger Jason Hart rounds out the staff, moving to Frisco following a two-year stint as Hickory's hitting coach.

The entire Myrtle Beach staff remains intact from a Carolina League playoff appearance last season, along with the addition of Kenny Holmberg as an extra coach. Jason Wood returns for his second season as Myrtle Beach manager and fourth season overall in the Texas organization. Brad Holman enters his fourth season in the Texas organization, his second as the High-A pitching coach. He previously coached in the Pittsburgh (2008) and Seattle (2002-07) organizations. Julio Garcia will serve as hitting coach in his second season with Texas. Garcia had spent the previous three seasons as a manager in the Cincinnati system. Holmberg had piloted the Dominican Summer League Rangers the previous two seasons and will be coaching a U.S.-based affiliate for the first time in his coaching career.

Bill Richardson returns for his third season as Hickory manager and sixth year in the organization overall, after guiding the Crawdads to a playoff appearance in each of the last two seasons. Josue Perez will mentor the hitters at Hickory following a three-year stint as the hitting coach at Spokane. Perez will enter his seventh season overall in the Texas organization. Storm Davis returns for a second season as Hickory's pitching coach, following a successful run as a coach at Bolles Academy in Jacksonville, FL. Newcomer Humberto Miranda completes the staff as an additional coach.

Former big leaguer Tim Hulett returns for his sixth season at the helm of the Spokane Indians, the longest tenured skipper in Indians history. Pitching coach Ryan O'Malley has been elevated to Spokane from the AZL Rangers for his third season overall in the Texas organization. Oscar Bernard also rises from the AZL Rangers to Spokane in 2011 as the club's hitting coach. Bernard will enter his fourth season overall with Texas. Vinny Lopez also joins the staff for his first season with the organization.

Corey Ragsdale will manage the AZL Rangers in his second season as a coach in the Texas organization, following a minor league playing career that spanned nine seasons. Pitching coach Oscar Marin returns to the staff as a pitching coach in his second season with the organization. Donzell McDonald and Justin Mashore will split hitting coach duties at the complex. McDonald returns for a second season after making his professional coaching debut in 2011, while Mashore joins the Rangers from the Blue Jays organization.

The organization also announced the staff for its operations in the Dominican Republic, many of whom return from last year. Missouri native Ryley Westman takes the helm of the Rangers, after instructing catchers at the academy for the previous three seasons.

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