Royals announce Minor League personnel for 2006
01/18/2006
KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals have finalized their Minor League coaching and training staffs for the 2006 season, Royals Senior Director of Minor League Operations Shaun McGinn announced today.
Six of the seven affiliate managers will return for the 2006 season, including Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White at Wichita (AA). Jeff Carter moves over from the Twins organization to take the reins at High Desert (A). Mike Jirschele, now entering his 17th season as a coach in the Royals Minor League system, will return for his fourth season in his second stint as manager of the club's top affiliate in Omaha (AAA). Jim Gabella and Brian Rupp will return to Burlington (A) and Idaho Falls (A), respectively, for their third seasons. Lloyd Simmons, the winningest coach in junior college baseball history, will manage the Arizona rookie club for the fourth-straight season, while Julio Bruno returns for his sixth year as skipper of Salcedo, the club's affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. Salcedo has posted a 94-26 record under Bruno the past two seasons, best in the 32-team league.
Tom Burgmeier has been named as the new pitching coach at Omaha (AAA) after spending the previous three seasons as the pitching coach at Burlington (A).
Al Le Boeuf will serve as hitting coach for Wichita (A) in 2006. Le Boeuf joins the Royals after spending the previous five seasons as a hitting coach in the New York Mets organization. He has also served as manager, hitting coach and third base coach in the Philadelphia organization from 1989 to 2000, working with players like Scott Rolen and Pat Burrell. Le Boeuf, who lives in Palm Harbor, Fla., with his wife, Laura, and son, played eight seasons in the Phillies organization from 1981-1988.
Jeff Carter joins the Royals organization as the new manager at Class A High Desert. Carter has spent the last nine seasons as a coach in the Minnesota Twins organization. Last season, he served as a coach at Class A Ft. Myers. He has previous managerial experience, leading Quad City (A) to a 256-218 (.540) record and two playoff appearances in three seasons from 2001-2003. He was also named Manager of the Year after leading Elizabethton to the 2000 Appalachian League (R) Championship. Carter played outfield for 12 seasons in the minors from 1985-1996. He played collegiately at the University of Nebraska and now lives in Mesa Ariz. He has a son, Jeff Jr.
Steve Renko, a former Royals pitcher in 1983 and native of Leawood, Kan., joins the Royals organization as pitching coach for High Desert (A). Renko spent the previous three seasons as pitching coach in the New York Yankees organization. Prior to that, he had served as a pitching coach in the San Francisco, Milwaukee, Chicago White Sox and California Angels organizations from 1995-2002. A graduate of the University of Kansas in 1964, Renko played 15 seasons in the Majors with the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. He compiled a 134-146 record and a 3.99 ERA in 451 big league games.
Steve Luebber has been named as the new pitching coach for Burlington (A) after working five seasons as pitching coach for the Texas Rangers Double-A clubs in Tulsa from 2001-2002 and Frisco from 2003-2005. He has also served in the Florida, Baltimore and San Diego organizations. Luebber, a native of Joplin, Mo., pitched professionally for 17 seasons, posting a 6-10 record and a 4.62 ERA over 66 Major League appearances. He has two daughters and a son.
Mark Davis, the 1989 National League Cy Young Award winner, re-joins the Royals organization as pitching coach at Arizona (R). Davis spent the previous three seasons on the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League staff, the past year and a half as the D'Backs pitching coach. Davis had been in the Diamondbacks organization since 1999. Davis pitched for 16 seasons in the Majors, including a two and a half year stint with the Royals from 1990-1992. He compiled a 51-84 record with 96 saves and a 4.17 ERA, striking out 1,007 batters over his career. The two-time All-Star saved 44 games in 1989 en route to his Cy Young Award. Davis and his wife, Candy, have two daughters and two sons and live in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mike Barnett was named the Royals Minor League Hitting Instructor after serving the past four seasons as the Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach developing players such as Vernon Wells and Orlando Hudson. Prior to his time with the Blue Jays, Barnett spent time coaching in the Chicago White Sox and Arizona organizations. The resident of Knoxville, Tenn., has two children.
Source: http://royals.mlb.com/
KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals have finalized their Minor League coaching and training staffs for the 2006 season, Royals Senior Director of Minor League Operations Shaun McGinn announced today.
Six of the seven affiliate managers will return for the 2006 season, including Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White at Wichita (AA). Jeff Carter moves over from the Twins organization to take the reins at High Desert (A). Mike Jirschele, now entering his 17th season as a coach in the Royals Minor League system, will return for his fourth season in his second stint as manager of the club's top affiliate in Omaha (AAA). Jim Gabella and Brian Rupp will return to Burlington (A) and Idaho Falls (A), respectively, for their third seasons. Lloyd Simmons, the winningest coach in junior college baseball history, will manage the Arizona rookie club for the fourth-straight season, while Julio Bruno returns for his sixth year as skipper of Salcedo, the club's affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. Salcedo has posted a 94-26 record under Bruno the past two seasons, best in the 32-team league.
Tom Burgmeier has been named as the new pitching coach at Omaha (AAA) after spending the previous three seasons as the pitching coach at Burlington (A).
Al Le Boeuf will serve as hitting coach for Wichita (A) in 2006. Le Boeuf joins the Royals after spending the previous five seasons as a hitting coach in the New York Mets organization. He has also served as manager, hitting coach and third base coach in the Philadelphia organization from 1989 to 2000, working with players like Scott Rolen and Pat Burrell. Le Boeuf, who lives in Palm Harbor, Fla., with his wife, Laura, and son, played eight seasons in the Phillies organization from 1981-1988.
Jeff Carter joins the Royals organization as the new manager at Class A High Desert. Carter has spent the last nine seasons as a coach in the Minnesota Twins organization. Last season, he served as a coach at Class A Ft. Myers. He has previous managerial experience, leading Quad City (A) to a 256-218 (.540) record and two playoff appearances in three seasons from 2001-2003. He was also named Manager of the Year after leading Elizabethton to the 2000 Appalachian League (R) Championship. Carter played outfield for 12 seasons in the minors from 1985-1996. He played collegiately at the University of Nebraska and now lives in Mesa Ariz. He has a son, Jeff Jr.
Steve Renko, a former Royals pitcher in 1983 and native of Leawood, Kan., joins the Royals organization as pitching coach for High Desert (A). Renko spent the previous three seasons as pitching coach in the New York Yankees organization. Prior to that, he had served as a pitching coach in the San Francisco, Milwaukee, Chicago White Sox and California Angels organizations from 1995-2002. A graduate of the University of Kansas in 1964, Renko played 15 seasons in the Majors with the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. He compiled a 134-146 record and a 3.99 ERA in 451 big league games.
Steve Luebber has been named as the new pitching coach for Burlington (A) after working five seasons as pitching coach for the Texas Rangers Double-A clubs in Tulsa from 2001-2002 and Frisco from 2003-2005. He has also served in the Florida, Baltimore and San Diego organizations. Luebber, a native of Joplin, Mo., pitched professionally for 17 seasons, posting a 6-10 record and a 4.62 ERA over 66 Major League appearances. He has two daughters and a son.
Mark Davis, the 1989 National League Cy Young Award winner, re-joins the Royals organization as pitching coach at Arizona (R). Davis spent the previous three seasons on the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League staff, the past year and a half as the D'Backs pitching coach. Davis had been in the Diamondbacks organization since 1999. Davis pitched for 16 seasons in the Majors, including a two and a half year stint with the Royals from 1990-1992. He compiled a 51-84 record with 96 saves and a 4.17 ERA, striking out 1,007 batters over his career. The two-time All-Star saved 44 games in 1989 en route to his Cy Young Award. Davis and his wife, Candy, have two daughters and two sons and live in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mike Barnett was named the Royals Minor League Hitting Instructor after serving the past four seasons as the Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach developing players such as Vernon Wells and Orlando Hudson. Prior to his time with the Blue Jays, Barnett spent time coaching in the Chicago White Sox and Arizona organizations. The resident of Knoxville, Tenn., has two children.
Source: http://royals.mlb.com/
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