IL1 Syracuse Mets

SkyChiefs Name New Manager

Published on November 3, 2003 under International League (IL1)
Syracuse Mets News Release


The Syracuse SkyChiefs announced today that former Syracuse Chiefs catcher MARTY PEVEY will be the team's next manager replacing Omar Malave who managed the SkyChiefs for the past three seasons.

PEVEY (pee-vee), 42, has managed and coached in the Blue Jays organization since 1996. In 2003, he led the Double-A New Haven Ravens to a 79-63 record and a berth in the Eastern League Finals. His overall record as a manager is 429-409 in 6 years.

PEVEY, a native of Springfield, Georgia, was originally drafted by Minnesota in the 19th round of the 1982 Draft. The left-handed hitting catcher batted .303 in his first four professional seasons. In 1990, he signed with the Blue Jays as a free agent and in 1991 he batted .280 in 55 games for the Syracuse Chiefs. After two seasons at Triple-A Toledo, PEVEY returned to Syracuse in 1994 and hit .270 in 96 games. He retired after the 1995 season. In 13 seasons, he batted .286 with 42 HR and 377 RBI. His only stint in the majors was in 1989 with the Expos where he batted .220 (9-for-41) in 13 games.

PEVEY made his professional baseball coaching debut in 1996 at Single-A Dunedin. In addition to managing the Ravens last season, he has also managed at Medicine Hat in 1996-97, Hagerstown in 1998 and 2000-2002 at Dunedin. In 1999, he served as the Blue Jays bullpen coach under Jim Fregosi. He was named the 2000 Florida State League Manager of the Year.

Malave, who managed the SkyChiefs to a 3-year record of 198-232 has been reassigned within the Blue Jays organization as manager of the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. Malave resides in Dunedin during the off-season. He is currently managing Caracus of the Venezuelan Winter League.

ARNSBERG AND LANDREAUX COMPLETE SYRACUSE STAFF

BRAD ARNSBERG has been named the SkyChiefs pitching coach, replacing Tom Filer. It was also announced that KEN LANDREAUX will return as the team's hitting coach for a 4th straight season.

ARNSBERG, 40, has spent parts of the last four seasons as a coach in the major leagues, most recently 2002-03 as pitching coach with the National League champion Florida Marlins. ARNSBERG and manager Jeff Torborg were both dismissed by the Marlins on May 10, 2003. ARNSBERG also served as Montreal's bullpen coach in 2000 and pitching coach in 2001. ARNSBERG began his coaching career in 1994 as a player/coach for the Wei-chen Dragons of the Taiwanese Professional Baseball League. He pitched 10 seasons, from 1984-93, in the Yankees, Texas, Cleveland, Cubs, Oakland and St. Louis organizations, going a combined 9-6 in 94 major league games.

In 1985, ARNSBERG was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Year as he went 14-2 with a 1.59 ERA in 20 games for Albany. He was also the IL Pitcher of the Year in 1987 when he won 12 games and had a 2.88 ERA for Columbus. ARNSBERG earned the save July 31, 1990 at Milwaukee when Nolan Ryan earned his 300th career win. His best major league career was in 1990, when he went 6-1 with a 2.15 ERA and 5 saves in 53 games for the Rangers. In 1984-85, he went a combined 26-7 in 43 games (starts) for Greensboro and Albany in the Yankees system. He was originally the Yankees 1st round pick in the secondary phase of the June 1983 Draft.

BRAD ARNSBERG, Pitching Coach
Former RHP – Yankees, Rangers, Indians, Cubs, Athletics and Cardinals (1984-93)
Coaching Career – 1995-96 (Charleston); 1997-98 (Tulsa); 1999 (Oklahoma); 2000-2001 (Montreal); 2002-2003 (Florida)

ARNSBERG the Player G W-L ERA SV
Major League Totals: 94 9-6 4.26 6
Minor League Totals: 217 57-49 3.80 5

LANDREAUX, 48, returns as the SkyChiefs hitting coach. He has been a coach in the Blue Jays system since 1999. In 1264 major league games, LANDREAUX batted .268. He was the Angels first selection in the June 1976 Free Agent Draft out of Arizona State and was named the Sporting News' Minor League Player of the Year in 1977 when he combined to hit .361 at AA-El Paso and AAA-Salt Lake City. In 1980, he fashioned a 31-game hitting streak that was the longest streak in the majors and the longest in the American League since Dom DiMaggio hit in 34 straight games in 1949. LANDREAUX caught Bob Watson's fly ball for the final out of the 1981 World Series at Yankee Stadium for the world champion Dodgers vs. the New York Yankees.

LANDREAUX began his coaching career by spending the 1999-2000 with Hagerstown (A) of the South Atlantic League. He has been with the SkyChiefs as hitting coach since 2001.

KEN LANDREAUX, Hitting Coach
Former Outfielder – Angels, Twins, Dodgers (1977-1987)
Coaching Career – 1999-2000 (Hagerstown); 2001-present (Syracuse)

LANDREAUX the Player G AVG HR RBI SB
Major League Totals: 1264 .268 91 479 145
Minor League Totals: 260 .307 38 176 33

JON WOODWORTH will also return as the SkyChiefs trainer for his 8th straight season and 11th season overall as the Syracuse team trainer. "WOODY" is the reigning IL Trainer of the Year.

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