AAA OKC Comets
Super pumped to have Henny in town. Scott Hennessey took over for Tulsa mid-season in 2017 and immediately turned that club around. Henny is in the Cowley County Hall of Fame for helping to build the powerhouse Juco baseball program in Ark City Kansas alongside the Burroughs brothers. Henny defeated cancer 2 summers ago, and is one that makes his players want to “ball out”.Congrats to Dylan Nasiatka for being moved up from Tulsa. 3rd year in a row he’s moved up a level, so that oughta tell ya’ all you need to know about him.
Chris Gutierrez will return. Gutierrez played his College baseball at nearby OSU alongside Josh Fields and several other greats. He had a good career in Pro Ball before transitioning to coaching.
Henny coached 3rd every game he was capable at Tulsa, and Gutierrez coached 3rd for OKC the last 2 years, so that decision will be an interesting one to watch.
Manny Burriss has been a staple in OKC for several years running as hitting coach, while Ryan Dennick and Dave Anderson are getting promotions.
Dennick has worked alongside Durin O’Linger the last couple of years in Tulsa, while Dave Anderson is jumping all the way up from Great Lakes. Anderson is, quite possibly, the most creative pitching coach in baseball.
Griffin Boyte has been in the organization for several years and is another one who has worked his way up.
What a great staff! Can’t wait for the 1st pitch at the Bricktown Ballpark!
AA Tulsa Drillers
The Drillers will have a new mayor for the first time since 2017 with the promotion of Scott Hennessey. So, in his place, Eric Wedge, a former AL Manager of the Year, takes his place…Wow!Wedge was Manager of the Year in 2007, and that’s on the heels of being the runner-up to the award in 2005.
Wedge is also in the Wichita State Hall of Fame for his incredible playing career during a period when the Shockers had one of College Baseball’s best programs. Tulsa is in the same league, the Texas League, as the Wichita Wind Surge, so when the Drillers visit Riverfront Stadium for the first time, it will be a homecoming for Wedge.
For reference, he played for Wichita State just a few years before Darren Dreifort.
Blake Gailen jumps to Tulsa from Rancho where he did incredible work with the Quakes and Durin O’Linger returns for his 3rd year in a row as pitching coach. O’Linger will be working alongside Luis Vasquez, who played in the Dodgers system from 2007-2019, so he bleeds blue.
High A Great Lakes
Congrats to Jair Fernandez for being named the Manager of Great Lakes for the 2nd year in a row. Fernandez replaced Daniel Nava, who replaced Austin Chubb. Chubb is still in the system and in one of the most popular figures in the organization.Congratulations to Sean Coyne for being promoted from Rancho to Great, and also to Kevin LaChance who helped Juan Apodaca win the Complex League Championship last year. These 2 dudes are awesome at their job, and they are replacing 2 awesome coaches in Dave Anderson (Pitching) and Okoyea Dickson (Hitting).
Eduardo Dominguez pitched in the Dodgers system in 2021, so another example of the Dodgers bringing one of their own home, and proving once again that Baseball makes the World small.
Joe Thon will be the Bench Coach, and he was just recently hired by the Dodgers but comes to the Dodgers with tremendous experience. He was the manager of both the AA and Low A affiliates of the Astros, so another one that is, quite honestly, over qualified for the position they’re in.
Single A Quakes
I mean…the Dodgers have John Shoemaker managing, and Ramon Troncoso as the pitching coach…Nuff Said Right There.Shoe is a long-time Dodger and is one of the most beloved figures, not in the organization, but in the history of the organization. That is not an exaggeration!
Troncoso pitched in the Big Leagues, so for him to get the pitchers first, at least in affiliated ball, is HUGE.
Brandon Bailey also has MLB playing experience, and played at every level of the Minor Leagues, and Johermyn Chavez had a long Professional career as well. So, it would not be possible to have better resources for the prospects that are just getting familiar with Pro Ball.
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