With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Low-A Fredericksburg
Manager — Jake Lowery**
Hitting — Delwyn Young*
Pitching — Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning — Ryan Grose
#Developmental Coach — Carmelo Jaime*
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
High-A Wilmington
Manager — Mario Lisson**
Hitting — Tim Doherty*
Pitching — Mark DiFelice*
Athletic Trainer — Don Neidig
Strength & Conditioning — Brandon Pentheny
#Developmental Coach — Mark Harris**
Low-A Fredericksburg
Manager — Jake Lowery**
Hitting — Delwyn Young*
Pitching — Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning — Ryan Grose
#Developmental Coach — Carmelo Jaime*
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Double-A Harrisburg
Manager — Tripp Keister
Hitting — Micah Franklin*
Pitching — Justin Lord**
Athletic Trainer — TD Swinford
Strength & Conditioning — RJ Guyer
#Developmental Coach — Oscar Salazar*
High-A Wilmington
Manager — Mario Lisson**
Hitting — Tim Doherty*
Pitching — Mark DiFelice*
Athletic Trainer — Don Neidig
Strength & Conditioning — Brandon Pentheny
#Developmental Coach — Mark Harris**
Low-A Fredericksburg
Manager — Jake Lowery**
Hitting — Delwyn Young*
Pitching — Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning — Ryan Grose
#Developmental Coach — Carmelo Jaime*
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Triple-A Rochester
Manager — Matt LeCroy
Hitting — Brian Daubach
Pitching — Rafael Chaves*
Athletic Trainer — Eric Montague
Strength & Conditioning — Mike Warren
#Developmental Coach — Billy McMillon*
Double-A Harrisburg
Manager — Tripp Keister
Hitting — Micah Franklin*
Pitching — Justin Lord**
Athletic Trainer — TD Swinford
Strength & Conditioning — RJ Guyer
#Developmental Coach — Oscar Salazar*
High-A Wilmington
Manager — Mario Lisson**
Hitting — Tim Doherty*
Pitching — Mark DiFelice*
Athletic Trainer — Don Neidig
Strength & Conditioning — Brandon Pentheny
#Developmental Coach — Mark Harris**
Low-A Fredericksburg
Manager — Jake Lowery**
Hitting — Delwyn Young*
Pitching — Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning — Ryan Grose
#Developmental Coach — Carmelo Jaime*
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
* denotes a new staff member # denotes an added role ** denotes a minor league staff move
Seijas photo by Clint Often for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals made it official with their 2022 Minor League Player Development staff in an announcement today. The team’s President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Director of Player Development De Jon Watson made the joint announcement.
Maybe the most significant move was adding “Developmental Coaches” at each minor league level. These are coaches who will work alongside the manager and coaching staff.“We are incredibly excited to announce our expanded player development staff,” said Watson. “We added 14 new roles and brought in more than 20 new staff members to the system. This group boasts a wealth of playing and coaching experience at both the Minor League and Major League level. The expanded resources throughout the system ensure that our players will have everything they need to develop, improve and prepare themselves for the next level.”
- AAA — Billy McMillon
- AA — Oscar Salazar
- High-A — Mark Harris
- Low-A — Carmelo Jaime
- FCL — Destin Hood
Many other familiar names are in new roles like Joe Dillon as the team’s hitting coordinator who is back with team, and Michael Tejera as the Lower Level Pitching Coordinator. You will notice that there is plan in-place for a more hands-on approach so coaches are not spread so thin. Coco Crisp joins the team as their Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator, and his former Red Sox teammate, Bill Mueller, will be the Quality Control Coordinator.
You will also notice an emphasis on the medical and nutrition side with many new hires that are beefed up from former levels. Mark Grater will be the Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator with Gene Basham as the Medical Rehab Coordinator and Jeff Allred as his assistant. Gabe Torres will be the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator and Cesar Roman the Athletic Trainer.
Dana Sinclair is the new Mental Skills Coordinator for the minor league program, and Dr. Sinclair is a registered psychologist who has served as a consultant for many business organizations and professional sport franchises. Her previous client list of teams included the Montreal Alouettes, Anaheim Ducks, Indianapolis Colts, Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dr. Sinclair has worked with a number of Olympic teams as a sport’s psychologist in the Nagano, Sydney and Salt Lake City games. She received her PhD from the University of Cambridge in the Field Of Study Experimental Psychology.
The Nats’ minor league system finally has a Nutritionist with the hiring of Emily Kaley from the Mets. She was formerly the Performance Nutrition Coordinator for the Mets and before that was the Cubs – Class A South Bend Performance Dietitian. Kaley has a Masters’ degree in Sports Nutrition from the University of Colorado.
One of the names who might sound familiar is Watson’s hire of Dave Jauss. He was the bench coach last year for the Mets and the HR Derby pitcher for Pete Alonso. The multi-talented Jauss is also the father of D.J. Jauss who was once a minor leaguer for the Nats, drafted by the Nationals 874th overall, in the 29th round of the 2014 MLB draft. Jauss has other ties to the organization and in 1988, Jauss was hired by field coordinator Jerry Manuel as a manager in the Expos’ farm system. Between 1988 and 1994, Jauss managed the Gulf Coast Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, and the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. Now, he will fill the role of Senior Advisor of Player Development under Watson. Of course, there are many other stories to go with each new hire, and we will cover those in the future.De Jon Watson talked about hiring a MiLB dietician. He hired Emily Kaley who has a Masters in Sports Nutrition from University of Colorado, and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Simmons College. She has a Culinary Certificate from Culinary Tech Center in NYC.
— Talk Nats ⚾ (@TalkNats) January 18, 2022
Triple-A Rochester
Manager — Matt LeCroy
Hitting — Brian Daubach
Pitching — Rafael Chaves*
Athletic Trainer — Eric Montague
Strength & Conditioning — Mike Warren
#Developmental Coach — Billy McMillon*
Double-A Harrisburg
Manager — Tripp Keister
Hitting — Micah Franklin*
Pitching — Justin Lord**
Athletic Trainer — TD Swinford
Strength & Conditioning — RJ Guyer
#Developmental Coach — Oscar Salazar*
High-A Wilmington
Manager — Mario Lisson**
Hitting — Tim Doherty*
Pitching — Mark DiFelice*
Athletic Trainer — Don Neidig
Strength & Conditioning — Brandon Pentheny
#Developmental Coach — Mark Harris**
Low-A Fredericksburg
Manager — Jake Lowery**
Hitting — Delwyn Young*
Pitching — Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer — Kirby Craft
Strength & Conditioning — Ryan Grose
#Developmental Coach — Carmelo Jaime*
Florida Complex League
Manager — Luis Ordaz**
Hitting — Ender Chávez*
Pitching — Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer — Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning — Shane Hill
#Developmental Coach — Destin Hood*
Dominican Summer League
Manager and Field Coordinator — Sandy Martinez
Hitting — Freddy Guzman
Pitching — Edwin Hurtado
#Assistant Pitching — Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield — Wilson Valdez
Outfield — Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer — Miguel Cabrera
Strength & Conditioning — Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. — Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant — Anthony Rosario
Staff / Coordinators
Director, Player Development — De Jon Watson
#Senior Advisor, Player Development — Dave Jauss*
Senior Advisor, Player Development — Spin Williams
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations — Ryan Thomas
#Director, Player Development Technology & Strategy — David Longley*
Assistant Director, Player Development — John Wulf
Assistant Director, Minor League Operations — JJ Estevez
Manager, Florida Operations — Dianne Wiebe
Player Education and Cultural Development Coordinator — Andrew Scarlata
Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment Coordinator — Carlos Felix
Minor League Clubhouse Operations — Scott Paquin
DSL Academy Administrator — Eduardo Castro
DSL Clubhouse Assistant — Edniel Rouancourt
DSL Academy Administrative Assistant — Lorena Rosario
Field Coordinator — Bob Henley
Assistant Field Coordinator — Jeff Garber
Hitting Coordinator — Joe Dillon*
#Lower Level Hitting Coordinator — Troy Gingrich
Pitching Coordinator — Sam Narron
#Lower Level Pitching Coordinator — Michael Tejera
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator — Coco Crisp*
Infield Coordinator — José Alguacil*
Catching Coordinator — Randy Knorr
#Quality Control Coordinator — Bill Mueller*
Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator — Mark Grater
Medical Rehab Coordinator — Gene Basham*
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator — Jeff Allred
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator — Gabe Torres
#Athletic Trainer — Cesar Roman*
#Mental Skills Coordinator — Dana Sinclair*
#Nutritionist — Emily Kaley*
With all of the new hires on the player development side and also in the front office in the analytics department, the obvious question is: Why did it take so long? From the lowest rated minor league system just a year ago, the 2021 sell-off along with the 2021 draft and international signings has added enough quality in prospects that MLB Pipeline ranked the Nats as their 20th ranked farm system. While not great, it is a huge improvement to be in the top two-thirds now. Of course this was not done on internal player development, rather just adding new players to the system. Just this week, another former Nats’ first round pick made headlines for the wrong reason as Seth Romero was reportedly arrested in Texas on a DUI. Part of the system’s issue is player development, but they have also made some poor choices in draft picks over the years. The job ahead for this new group is to develop star players from within. That is the challenge, and one that has been devoid in this Nats system, forever, if you remove their Top-6 signings (Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) in their Draft history as well as Juan Soto from the international signings; otherwise, it has been a poor track record. That needed to change and hopefully today marks a new era in the history of the Nationals with the reorganization and new hires.
