Cubs Announce Minor League Staff Assignments
The Cubs have named their minor league & player development staff for 2011:
MINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR:
Dave Bialas
MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS:
MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING COORDINATOR: Dennis Lewallyn
MINOR LEAGUE HITTING COORDINATOR: Tom Beyers
MINOR LEAGUE INFIELD & BUNTING INSTRUCTOR: Franklin Font
MINOR LEAGUE OUTFIELD & BASERUNNING INSTRUCTOR: Lee Tinsley
MINOR LEAGUE CATCHING INSTRUCTOR: Marty Pevey
LATIN AMERICAN FIELD COORDINATOR: Carmelo Martinez
IOWA:
MANAGER: Bill Dancy
PITCHING COACH: Mike Mason
HITTING COACH: Von Joshua
TENNESSEE:
MANAGER: Brian Harper
PITCHING COACH: Marty Mason
HITTING COACH: Mariano Duncan
DAYTONA:
MANAGER: Buddy Bailey
PITCHING COACH: Tom Pratt
HITTING COACH: Barbaro Garbey
PEORIA:
MANAGER: Casey Kopitzke
PITCHING COACH: Jeff Fassero
HITTING COACH: Ricardo Medina
BOISE:
MANAGER: Mark Johnson (also Extended Spring Training Manager)
PITCHING COACH: Dave Rosario
HITTING COACH: Desi Wilson
AZL CUBS (MESA):
MANAGER: Juan Cabreja
PITCHING COACH: Rick Tronerud
HITTING COACH: Jason Dubois
ASSISTANT PITCHING COACH: Frank Castillo
Lee Tinsley, Brian Harper, Mariano Duncan, Marty Mason, Mark Johnson, and Jason Dubois are new additions to the Minor League Player Development staff, replacing 2010 Minor League Pitching Coordinator Mark Riggins, Hitting Coordinator Dave Keller, and Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator Bob Dernier (who were appointed to Mike Quade's Cubs coaching staff), and 2010 Iowa Manager Ryne Sandberg, Daytona Hitting Coach Richie Zisk, and Boise Manager Jody Davis (who will not be returning).
Mark Johnson was a player-coach at Iowa in 2010, but served as a Game Manager at Instructs this past September-October.
Jason Dubois played for the Iowa Cubs last year and had been playing in Venezuela as recently as last month.
Brian Harper had a lengthy MLB playing career (most-notably with the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins) and had been a minor league manager and catching instructor with the Angels, before serving most-recently as the manager of the San Jose Giants in the San Francisco organization.
Lee Tinsley played five seasons in MLB in the 1990's with SEA, BOS, and PHI, and after his playing days were over he served as a Minor League Outfield Instructor with the Angels and a base coach with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners.
After a lengthy MLB playing career where he played on three different World Champion teams (CIN. PHI, and NYY), Mariano Duncan spent the past five seasons as the 1st base coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Marty Mason was a long-time coach in the St. Louis organization, where he worked with new Cubs Pitching Coach Mark Riggins. He spent the last 10+ years as the Cardinals bullpen coach under Tony LaRussa.
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