The Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday that Triple-A Charlotte manager Joel Skinner and Double-A Birmingham manager Julio Vinas will return to manage their respective clubs in 2014.
Tommy Thompson will take over managing Class-A Winston-Salem, and Pete Rose Jr. will move to Class-A Kannapolis. Both are in their fourth consecutive seasons managing in the Sox system.
Charlie Poe will begin his first assignment as a manager at Advanced Rookie Great Falls. Mike Gellinger, formerly a major league coach, computer scouting analyst and special assignment scout and the 2013 manager in Advanced Rookie Bristol, will take over the Sox’s new Arizona Rookie League team, which will play at Camelback Ranch.
Director of player development Nick Capra and field coordinator Kirk Champion return for their third seasons in their roles.
Former Sox third baseman Vance Law becomes the assistant hitting coordinator behind returning hitting coordinator Tim Laker.
Pitching coaches Richard Dotson (Charlotte), Britt Burns (Birmingham), J.R. Perdew (Winston-Salem), Jose Bautista (Kannapolis) and Brian Drahman (Great Falls) also return.
Below is the Sox list of player development assignments in 2014:
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS
Director of Player Development: Nick Capra
Field Coordinator: Kirk Champion
Pitching Coordinator: Curt Hasler
Hitting Coordinator: Tim Laker
Assistant Hitting Coordinator: Vance Law
Outfield /Baserunning Instructor: Doug Sisson
Infield Instructor: Ever Magallanes
Catching Instructor: John Orton
Conditioning Coordinator: Dale Torborg
Latin Liason: Bobby Magallanes
Minor League Medical/Rehabilitation Coordinator: Scott Takao
Physical Therapist: Brett Walker
Coaching Assistants: Jerry Hairston, Chet DiEmidio
TRIPLE-A CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
Manager: Joel Skinner
Pitching Coach: Richard Dotson
Hitting Coach: Andy Tomberlin
Assistant Coach: Ryan Newman
Trainer: Joe Geck
Conditioning: Chad Efron
DOUBLE-A BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Manager: Julio Vinas
Pitching Coach: Britt Burns
Hitting Coach: Brandon Moore
Trainer: Scott Johnson
Conditioning: Shawn Powell
CLASS-A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
Manager: Tommy Thompson
Pitching Coach: J. R. Perdew
Hitting Coach: Gary Ward
Trainer: Josh Fallin
Conditioning: Raymond Smith
CLASS A KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
Manager: Pete Rose Jr.
Pitching Coach: Jose Bautista
Hitting Coach: Rob Sasser
Trainer: James Kruk
Conditioning: George Timke
ADVANCED ROOKIE GREAT FALLS VOYAGERS
Manager: Charlie Poe
Pitching Coach: Brian Drahman
Hitting Coach: Greg Briley
Trainer: Will Lawhorn
Conditioning: Tim Rodmaker
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE WHITE SOX
Manager: Mike Gellinger
Pitching Coach: Felipe Lira
Hitting Coach: TBD
Trainer: Cory Barton
Conditioning: Ibrahim Rivera
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY
Academy Coordinator: Rafael Santana
DR Field Coordinator: Julio Valdez
Manager: Guillermo Reyes
Pitching Coach: Efrain Valdez
Hitting Coach: Domingo Michel
Infield Coach: Angel Gonzalez
Outfield Coach: Nelson Abreu
Trainer: Jose Del Villar
Conditioning Coach: Pedro Gomez
