As we promised, we would have a Part III of our series about the final changes in the Nationals’ Minor League system. As we discussed previously, there were pitching coach changes at every level while the Nats parted ways with both Chris Michalak and Bob Milacki and brought in two new pitching coaches into the system with Brad Holman at Triple-A Syracuse and Larry Pardo at the Rookie-Level GCL Nationals. All the other Minor League pitching coaches were assigned from other levels within the organization.
As we reported previously, Randy Knorr will move from the front office back to manage Triple-A Syracuse and the former manager, Billy Gardner Jr., will transition to a new role as a Minor League Roving Coordinator.
Brad Holman joins the Syracuse’s pitching coach after spending the previous two seasons (2016–17) as the bullpen coach of the Texas Rangers. He was promoted to that role after spending seven seasons (2009–15) as a pitching coach through various levels of Texas’ Minor League system.
The Gulf Coast League Nationals will be led by a new manager and that will be Nationals retiring minor leaguer Mario Lisson. Pardo will join Lisson as his pitching coach returning to that role after spending the previous two seasons with the Atlanta Braves as their Director of International Player Development.
Former Major Leaguer Freddy Guzman has been tabbed as the new hitting coach of the Dominican Summer League Nationals. Guzman joins the coaching ranks after a 16-year professional career that included parts of five Major League seasons. He made his MLB debut with San Diego in 2004 and would go on to appear in big league games with Texas in 2006 and 2007, New York in 2009 and Tampa Bay in 2013.
Here was Part II and Part I of the series.
Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs
[International League]
Manager — Randy Knorr
Pitching — Brad Holman
Hitting — Brian Daubach
Athletic Trainer — Eric Montague
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Mike Warren
Double-A Harrisburg Senators
[Eastern League]
Manager — Matthew LeCroy
Pitching — Michael Tejera
Hitting — Brian Rupp
Athletic Trainer — TD Swinford
Strength & Conditioning Coach — RJ Guyer
Single-A Potomac Nationals
[Carolina League]
Manager — Tripp Keister
Pitching — Sam Narron
Hitting — Luis Ordaz
Athletic Trainer — Don Neidig
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Gabe Torres
Single-A Hagerstown Suns
[South Atlantic League]
Manager — Patrick Anderson
Pitching — Tim Redding
Hitting — Amaury Garcia
Athletic Trainer — Darren Yoos
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Shane Hill
Short-Season Single-A Auburn Doubledays
[New York-Penn League]
Manager — Jerad Head
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Hitting — Mark Harris
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Will Lindholm
Rookie-Level GCL Nationals
[Gulf Coast League]
Manager — Mario Lisson
Pitching — Larry Pardo
Hitting — Jorge Mejia
Athletic Trainer — TBD
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Luis Jeronimo
Rookie-Level DSL Nationals
[Dominican Summer League]
Field Coordinator / Manager — Sandy Martinez
Pitching — Pablo Frias
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Coach — Javier Guzman
Coach — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Manny Moore
Strength & Conditioning Coach — Santo Del Rosario
Assistant Pitching Coach — Michael Moscat
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Coordinators
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Co-Field Coordinator — Tommy Shields
Co-Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Paul Menhart
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Gary Thurman
Catching Coordinator — Michael Barrett
Roving Coordinator — Billy Gardner Jr.
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jon Kotredes
Assistant Medical Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Tony Rogowski
Minor League Clubhouse and Equipment Coordinator — Calvin Minasian
