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Grace, of course, was our color commentator until his second DUI led to a four-month stint as a guest of Sheriff Joe. He spent much of 2013 working as an instructor in the Arizona Rookie League, but continues his redemption with a position further up the farm system. He'll join another former Diamondback, catcher Chad Moeller, with whom Grace played on the 2001 team, who is the Hillsboro Hops trainer. Other names you might recognize include Andy Green and Robby Hammock, who will be catchers at Double-A Mobile and High-A Visalia respectively, and Jeff Bajenaru, who's the pitching coach for the Missoula Osprey.
Up in Reno, the team has a new manager too, with long time Padres Phil Nevin replacing Brett Butler, who has taken a coaching position with the Miami Marlins major-league side. Nevin is in his sixth season as a manager, having spent the last three years in charge of the Tigers' Triple-A Toledo outfit. The full list of managers and coaches is as follows:
|
Manager |
Pitching Coach |
Hitting Coach |
Trainer |
Strength/Cond. |
AAA Reno Aces |
Phil Nevin |
Mike Parrott |
Greg Gross |
Joe Metz |
Mike Schofield |
AA Mobile BayBears |
Andy Green |
Wellington Cepeda |
Jacob Cruz |
Masa Abe |
Andrew Slorp |
High-A Visalia Rawhide |
Robby Hammock |
Gil Heredia |
Bobby Smith |
Paul Porter |
Matt Tenney |
A South Bend Silver Hawks |
Mark Haley |
Doug Bochtler |
Jason Camilli |
Rafael Freitas |
Skyler Zarndt |
Short-A Hillsboro Hops |
J.R. House |
Doug Drabek |
Mark Grace |
Chad Moeller |
David Lasnier |
Rk-Adv Missoula Osprey |
Audo Vicente |
Jeff Bajenaru |
Rob Ducey |
Jeremy Fradin |
Sean Light |
Rk Arizona League D-backs |
Luis Urueta |
Larry Pardo |
Vince Harrison |
Jon Herzner |
David Harrigan |