On January 18th, the Texas Rangers announced the 2023 coaching staffs for each of their Minor League affiliates. There seems to be more turnover and new faces than has been seen in previous seasons as the team looks to get on track with player development to be able to sustain long-term success in the seasons to come.
For starters, Triple-A Manager, Matt Hagen and Double-A Manager, Jared Goedert, each left in January to pursue opportunities outside of baseball. Goedert led the Frisco RoughRiders to their first Texas League Championship since 2004. From my understanding, their departure came as a bit of a surprise. The assumption is that they both would have been back otherwise.
Triple-A Round Rock Express 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Doug Davis
Pitching Coach: Dave Borkowski
Bullpen Coach: Demetre Kokoris
Hitting Coach: Matt Lawson
Bench Coach: Chase Lambin
Development Coach: Josh Johnson
Athletic Trainer: Will Whitehead
Strength & Conditioning: Wade Lamont
Double-A Frisco RoughRiders 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Carlos Cardoza
Pitching Coach: Josh Zeid
Hitting Coach: Ryan Tuntland
Bench Coach: Tripp Keister
Development Coach: Kawika Emsley-Pai
Athletic Trainer: Yuichi Takizawa
Strength & Conditioning: Jon Nazarko
High-A Hickory Crawdads 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Chad Comer
Pitching Coach: Jon Goebel
Hitting Coach: Drew Sannes
Development Coach: Jay Sullenger
Development Coach: Justin Jacobs
Athletic Trainer: Derrick Decker
Strength & Conditioning: Andru Cardenas
Low-A Down East Wood Ducks 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Carlos Maldonado
Pitching Coach: Julio Valdez
Hitting Coach: Brian Pozos
Development Coach: Nick Janssen
Development Coach: Ruben Sosa
Athletic Trainer: Neal Ori
Strength & Conditioning: Brett Platts
AZL Rangers 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Guilder Rodriguez
Bench Coach: Kevin Torres
Pitching Coach: Thomas St. Clair
Pitching Coach: Jose Jaimes
Hitting Coach: Tyler Wolfe
Hitting Coach: Eli Orona
Development Coach: Mark Peterson
Development Coach: Shinji Kurano
Development Coach: Matt Ellmyer
Coaching Apprentice: Kayla Baptista
Athletic Trainer: Margarita Corrizalez
Athletic Trainer: Michael Theile
Strength & Conditioning: Adam Noel
Strength & Conditioning: Ed Yong
DSL Rangers 2023 coaching staff
Manager: Elevys Gonzalez
Pitching Coach: Ricardo Valencia
Hitting Coach: Dan Padilla
Hitting Coach: Eugene Kingsdale
Hitting Coach: Wiltton Vera’s
Development Coach: Alexis Infante
Development Coach: Jesus Ovalles
Development Coach: Francisco Santiesteban
Athletic Trainer: Wilquin Ortega
Athletic Trainer: Garrett Enders
Strength & Conditioning: Danny Mendoza
Strength & Conditioning: Jose Rosa
Coordinators 2023
Field/Infield: Kenny Holmberg
Pitching Coordinator: Jordan Tiegs
Pitch Design Specialist: Brendan Sagara
Director Hitting: Cody Atkinson
Catching Coordinator: Garrett Kennedy
Performance Director: Napoleon Pichardo
Asst. Performance Director: Logan Frandsen
Medical Coordinator: Alex Rodriguez
Video Coordinator: Hunter Schneider
Full Season Hitting Coordinator: Eric Dorton
The Rangers organization has been criticized in recent years for their lack of development and inability to sustain success, and these changes to the coaching staffs are a clear indication that the team is looking to address those issues.
The Rangers hope that with new leadership and a renewed focus on player development, they will be able to produce more major league-ready talent and help the team to compete for years to come.
