The White Sox are maintaining stability in their player development staff for the 2015 season, keeping most personnel in place.
Joel Skinner will return for his fourth season as manager at Class AAA Charlotte, Julio Vinas is back at AA Birmingham for his third year and Mike Gellinger returns for a second year with the Arizona Rookie League White Sox. Tommy Thompson moves back for his third stint with Class A Kannapolis after managing Class A Winston-Salem in 2014. Thompson was at Kannapolis in 2011 and 2013.
Tim Esmay, head coach at Arizona State the past five seasons, will manage at Class A Winston-Salem and Cole Armstrong, the hitting coach with the AZL White Sox the past five seasons and a former Sox prospect, takes over as manager at Advanced Rookie Great Falls.
Nick Capra is entering his fourth season as director of player development. Kirk Champion is back as field coordinator for the fourth consecutive season.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS
Director of Player Development: Nick Capra
Assistant Director of Player Development: Del Matthews
Field Coordinator: Kirk Champion
Pitching Coordinator: Curt Hasler
Hitting Coordinator: Vance Law
Hitting Instructor: Tim Laker
Infield Instructor: Ever Magallanes
Catching Instructor: John Orton
Outfield /Baserunning Instructor: Doug Sisson
Conditioning Coordinator: Dale Torborg
Minor League Medical/Rehabilitation Coordinator: Scott Takao
Physical Therapist: Brett Walker
Coaching Assistants: Jerry Hairston, Chet DiEmidio and Anthony Santiago
CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
Manager: Joel Skinner
Pitching Coach: Richard Dotson
Hitting Coach: Andy Tomberlin
Assistant Coach: Ryan Newman
Trainer: Scott Johnson
Conditioning: Chad Efron
CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Manager: Julio Vinas
Pitching Coach: Britt Burns
Hitting Coach: Jaime Dismuke
Trainer: Joe Geck
Conditioning: Tim Rodmaker
CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
Manager: Tim Esmay
Pitching Coach: J. R. Perdew
Hitting Coach: Charlie Poe
Trainer: Josh Fallin
Conditioning: Shawn Powell
CLASS A KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
Manager: Tommy Thompson
Pitching Coach: Jose Bautista
Hitting Coach: Rob Sasser
Trainer: James Kruk
Conditioning: George Timke
ADVANCED ROOKIE GREAT FALLS VOYAGERS
Manager: Cole Armstrong
Pitching Coach: Brian Drahman
Hitting Coach: Greg Briley
Trainer: Margaret Rall
Conditioning: Bret Kelly
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE WHITE SOX
Manager: Mike Gellinger
Pitching Coach: Felipe Lira
Hitting Coach: Gary Ward
Trainer: Cory Barton
Conditioning: Ibrahim Rivera
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY
Academy and Field Coordinator: Rafael Santana
Manager: Julio Valdez
Pitching Coach: Leo Hernandez
Hitting Coach: Angel Gonzalez
Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
Outfield Coach: Rafael Rijo
Trainer: Jose Del Villar
Conditioning Coach: Pedro Gomez