Mills moves up to Bowie (plus full O's minor league staff)

Former Orioles reliever Alan Mills has moved up two levels in the farm system to become pitching coach at Double-A Bowie. Mills continues a climb that began at short-season Single-A Aberdeen, where he spent two seasons. He served last summer as pitching coach at Single-A Delmarva. "It's just a job," said Mills, who pitched for the Orioles from 1992-98 and again in 2000-01. "Wherever I am, it's my job to help them make progress. I really don't focus too much on where I am or where I'm trying to get. It's something I do. "I was told that I was going to Bowie and I'm happy." Part of the joy comes from being reunited with Baysox manager Gary Kendall. "I get a chance to work with Kendall," said Mills, who's making the drive later today from his Lakeland, Fla., home to Sarasota for spring training. "He and I have been friends for a long time. I had a chance to work with him out in the Fall League in Arizona a couple years ago. "I'm really looking forward to the upcoming season." Mills ultimately would like to land a job in the majors, but he's not obsessing over it. Each step he takes in the system is exactly where he wants to be at that moment. "That would be nice, but a lot of that stuff is out of your control," he said. "If I'm in Bowie and I'm looking at trying to get to Baltimore, I'm not focused on the job at hand, so to speak. Wherever I am, whether it's Aberdeen or Bowie or Delmarva or Frederick, that's where my focus is, and that's the only way I know how to do it. I can't do it any other way." Mills will get his first chance to work with top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy outside of spring training. "He's a talent, that's for sure," Mills said. "I'm looking forward to working with him and whoever is on that staff. He's a talented individual." The Orioles announced their minor league staffs earlier today, including the hiring of Sean Berry as Triple-A Norfolk hitting coach, Keith Bodie as Bowie's hitting coach and Howie Clark as Delmarva's hitting coach. Here's the full listing of the Orioles' minor league staff: Affiliate, League, Manager, Pitching Coach, Field Coach(es), Trainer/S&C Norfolk (AAA), International, Ron Johnson, Mike Griffin, S. Berry /J. Hernandez, Shires/Howell Bowie (AA), Eastern, Gary Kendall, Alan Mills, Keith Bodie, Wesley/Armstrong Frederick (A), Carolina, Orlando Gomez, Kennie Steenstra, Paco Figueroa, Poole/Cecere Delmarva (A), South Atlantic, Ryan Minor, Blaine Beatty, Howie Clark, Schuler/TBD Aberdeen (SA), New York-Penn, Luis Pujols, Justin Lord, Scott Thomas, Guzman/K. Clark Gulf Coast (R), Gulf Coast, Matt Merullo, Wilson Alvarez, Milt May/Ramon Sambo, Marty Brinker Dominican (R), Dominican, Elvis Morel, Dionis Pascual, B. Adames/R. Francisco, Ludovino Marte Dominican 2 (R), Dominican, Nelson Norman, Robert Perez, R. Lubo/R. Caraballo, Anthony Adames BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2015 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Director, Player Development - Brian Graham Director, Minor League Operations - Kent Qualls Manager, Minor League Administration - Maria Arellano Coordinator, Player Development - Cale Cox Administrator, Sarasota Operations - Len Johnston Director, Pitching Development - Rick Peterson Coordinator, Minor League Hitting - Jeff Manto Coordinator, Minor League Catching - Don Werner Coordinator, Minor League Infield - Kevin Bradshaw Coordinator, Minor League Outfield and Baserunning - Scott Beerer Coordinator, Pitching Rehabilitation - Scott McGregor Coordinator, Florida and Latin America Pitching - Dave Schmidt Coordinator, Minor League Medical - Dave Walker Coordinator, Sarasota Strength and Conditioning - Ryan Driscoll Instructor, Special Assignment - Mike Bordick Director, Dominican Baseball Operations - Nelson Norman Director, Dominican Academy - Felipe Rojas Alou, Jr. Coordinator, Dominican Field - Miguel Jabalera Administrator, Dominican Academy - Jorge Perozo Coordinator, Latin American Medical - Manny Lopez Manager, Minor League Equipment - Jake Parker Manager, Dominican Equipment - Franklin Garcia