The Washington Nationals announced their 2023 Minor League player development staff on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Director of Player Development De Jon Watson made the joint announcement.
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Triple-A Rochester |
Double-A Harrisburg |
High-A Wilmington |
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Manager – Matt LeCroy |
Manager – Delino DeShields* |
Manager – Mario Lisson |
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Hitting – Brian Daubach |
Hitting – Tim Doherty** |
Hitting – Micah Franklin** |
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Pitching – Rafael Chaves |
Pitching – Joel Hanrahan** |
Pitching – Mark DiFelice |
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Development Coach - Billy McMillon |
Development Coach - Oscar Salazar |
Development Coach - Mark Harris |
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Athletic Trainer – Eric Montague |
Athletic Trainer – Don Neidig** |
Athletic Trainer – Kirby Craft** |
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Strength & Conditioning – Mike Warren |
Strength & Conditioning – Ryan Grose** |
Strength & Conditioning – Brandon Pentheny |
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#Performance Analyst - Daniel Minter* |
#Performance Analyst – Samantha Unger* |
#Performance Analyst – Paul Sirena* |
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Single-A Fredericksburg |
Florida Complex League |
Dominican Summer League |
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Manager – Jake Lowery |
Manager – Luis Ordaz |
Field Coordinator – Sandy Martinez |
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Hitting – Delwyn Young |
Hitting – Ender Chávez |
Manager/Infield - Rafael Ozuna* |
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Pitching – Justin Lord** |
Pitching – Franklin Bravo |
Hitting – Alex Valdez* |
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Development Coach – Carmelo Jaime |
Development Coach - Destin Hood |
Hitting/Outfield/Baserunning – Freddy Guzman |
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Athletic Trainer – Jacob Meyer** |
Fundamentals Coordinator - Jeff Garber** |
Pitching – Edwin Hurtado |
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Strength & Conditioning – Nathan Sier* |
FCL Athletic Trainer – Nitfrancis Marrero* |
Assistant Pitching - Feliberto Sanchez |
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#Performance Analyst – Josh Freligh* |
Complex Athletic Trainer – Cesar Roman |
Tryout Assistant – Anthony Rosario |
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Strength & Conditioning – RJ Guyer** |
Latin America Training Coord. – Manny Moore |
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Athletic Trainer - Miguel Cabrera |
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Strength & Conditioning – Santo Del Rosario |
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Staff / Coordinators |
Staff / Coordinators |
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Director, Player Development – De Jon Watson |
Field Coordinator - Bob Henley |
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Director, Minor League and Florida Operations - Ryan Thomas |
Senior Advisor, Player Development – Dave Jauss |
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Director, Player Development Tech & Strategy - David Longley |
Special Assistant to the General Manager – Gerardo Parra |
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Assistant Director, Player Development - John Wulf |
Quality Control Coordinator - Bill Mueller |
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Assistant Director, Minor League Operations - JJ Estevez |
Hitting Coordinator – Joe Dillon |
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#Assistant Director, Player Dev. Tech & Strategy - Patrick Coghlan* |
Lower Level Hitting Coordinator – Troy Gingrich |
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Manager, Florida Operations - Dianne Wiebe |
Pitching Coordinator – Sam Narron |
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Coordinator, Minor League Operations & Player Education - Andrew Scarlata |
Lower Level Pitching Coordinator - Michael Tejera |
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Coordinator, Player Development Analytics - Jordan Rassmann |
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator – Mark Grater |
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Coordinator, Minor League Video - Allan Bekerman |
Infield Coordinator – Cody Ransom* |
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#Assistant, Minor League Operations - Juan Iglesias* |
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator – Coco Crisp |
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#Player Development Analyst – Allen Ho* |
Catching Coordinator – Randy Knorr |
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#Senior Biomechanist – Bill Johnson* |
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Gabe Torres |
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#Biomechanist – Brittany Mills* |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Shane Hill** |
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Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator – Carlos Felix |
Medical Rehab Coordinator – Gene Basham |
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Minor League Clubhouse Operations - Scott Paquin |
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator - Jeff Allred |
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#Clubhouse Assistant – Giovanni Augusti* |
Physical Therapist - JR Wood* |
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#Clubhouse Assistant – Brandon Darnell* |
Mental Skills Coordinator - Dana Sinclair |
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Dominican Republic Academy Administrator - Eduardo Castro |
Minor League Dietitian - Emily Kaley |
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Dominican Republic Clubhouse Assistant - Edniel Wancourt |
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Dominican Republic Academy Administrative Assistant - Lorena Rosario |
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* - New staff member
# - Added role
** - Staff role change
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New Coaching Staff Members
· Delino DeShields joins the Nationals after 14 seasons (2009-22) with the Cincinnati Reds organization, including the last four seasons (2019-22) as the first base/infield/baserunning coach on their Major League staff. Prior to that role, DeShields spent the previous 10 seasons in the Reds’ player development system. In 2010, he began an eight-year run as a manager with the organization, leading rookie-level Billings (2010), Single-A Dayton (2011-12), Double-A Pensacola (2013-14) and Triple-A Louisville (2015-17). He spent the 2018 season as the organization’s roving bunting and baserunning instructor. DeShields was the Montreal Expos’ first-round pick in the 1987 Draft and went on to spend 13 seasons in the Major Leagues with Montreal, Los Angeles (NL), St. Louis, Baltimore and Chicago (NL).
· Rafael Ozuna joins the Nationals after spending the previous five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, most recently as the manager of their Dominican Summer League club (2018, 2021-22). He also spent two seasons (2019-20) as the hitting coach of the DSL Diamondbacks. Prior to that, he spent nine seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers system as an assistant hitting coach at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga (2015-17) and an outfield/baserunning coach with the DSL Dodgers (2009-14). A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ozuna joined the coaching ranks after an 11-year playing career.
· Cody Ransom joined the coaching ranks in 2020 as a coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks system. He was tabbed to be on the AZL Diamondbacks staff in 2020 before the Minor League season was cancelled. He spent the 2021 season with the ACL Diamondbacks and the 2022 season with Single-A Visalia. Ransom played parts of 11 Major League seasons with San Francisco, Houston, New York (AL), Philadelphia, Arizona, Milwaukee, San Diego and Chicago (NL).