Former Phillies Rico Brogna, Wes Helms return as minor league coaches
The Phillies added two former players - Rico Brogna and Wes Helms - as minor-league coaches on Thursday as they finalized their player development field staffs.
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The Phillies added two former players — Rico Brogna and Wes Helms — as minor-league coaches on Thursday as they finalized their player development field staffs.
Brogna, who played for the Phillies from 1997 to 2000, will be a coach at double-A Reading under manager Greg Legg. Brogna was most recently a scout for the Angels. Helms, who played for the Phillies in 2007, will be a coach at triple-A Lehigh Valley under new manager Gary Jones, who was the third-base coach for the Cubs for the past four seasons.
The Phillies also return manager Shawn Williams at high-A Clearwater, manager Marty Molloy at single-A Lakewood, and manager Pat Borders at short-season single-A Williamsport. Ruben Gotay, who played four seasons in the majors, will be coach at Clearwater.
They added a second-team in the Gulf Coast League with Roly DeArmas and Nelson Prada serving as managers. Former Phillie Charlie Hayes, who coached last season at triple-A, is a coach on DeArmas' GCL Phillies East team and Matt Hockenberry, the ace of the final Temple University baseball team and a former Phillies minor-leaguer, will be the pitching coach for Prada's GCL Phillies West team.
Here are the full staffs:
Triple-A Lehigh Valley
Gary Jones, manager
Wes Helms, coach
Sal Rende, hitting coach
Dave Lundquist, pitching coach
Jon May, athletic trainer
Dong Lien, strength & conditioning coach
Double-A Reading
Greg Legg, manager
Rico Brogna, coach
Kevin Riggs, hitting coach
Steve Schrenk, pitching coach
Mickey Kozack, athletic trainer
Mike Lidge, strength & conditioning coach
High-A Clearwater
Shawn Williams, manager
Rubén Gotay, coach
John Mizerock, hitting coach
Aaron Fultz, pitching coach
Michael Hefta, athletic trainer
Kenny Matanane, strength & conditioning coach
Single-A Lakewood
Marty Malloy, manager
Milver Reyes, coach
Tyler Henson, hitting coach
Brad Bergesen, pitching coach
Kris Terrian, athletic trainer
Henry Aleck, strength & conditioning coach
Short-season Class A Williamsport
Pat Borders, manager
Greg Brodzinski, coach
Christian Marrero, hitting coach
Héctor Berrios, pitching coach
Steve Torregrossa, athletic trainer
Bruce Peditto, strength & conditioning coach
Gulf Coast League Phillies East
Roly DeArmas, manager
Charlie Hayes, coach
Rafael DeLima, hitting coach
Héctor Mercado, pitching coach
Troy Hoffert, athletic trainer
José Salas, strength & conditioning coach
Gulf Coast League Phillies West
Nelson Prada, manager
Chris Heintz, hitting coach
Matt Hockenberry, pitching coach
Andrew Dodgson, athletic trainer
Orlando Crance, strength & conditioning coach
Dominican Summer League Phillies Red
Waner Santana, manager
Cristino Henriquez, coach
Samuel Hiciano, hitting coach
Alex Concepción, pitching coach
Feliberto Sánchez, pitching coach
Argelis Pérez, athletic trainer
Wayne Greo, athletic trainer
Jonathan Hasbun, strength & conditioning coach
Domincan Summer League Phillies White
Orlando Muñoz, manager
Silverio Navas, coach
Felix Castillo, coach
Jesús Tiamo, coach
Homy Ovalles, hitting coach
Les Straker, pitching coach
Jose Bettencourt, athletic trainer
Ervis Manzanillo, strength & conditioning coach