Tag: Matt Walbeck

Pirates Prospect Watch: Hunter Barco Looks Great Again For Greensboro

Prospect WatchApril 17, 2024

Hunter Barco has been worth the wait so far. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Barco in the second round of the 2022 draft, despite the left-handed pitcher coming off Tommy John surgery. I wrote about Barco in this...

Statcast Heroes: Jared Jones, Paul Skenes, Aroldis Chapman, Edward Olivares

Statcast HeroesApril 17, 2024

Each week in Statcast Heroes, I’ll be recapping the weekly leaders at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates system that has data available. That includes the Major Leagues, Triple-A, and Single-A. The results give a quick...

Minor League Managers and Coaches — Part 1

AnalysisApril 6, 2010

Who's who in the coaching box for the Pirates' minor league affiliates: � (part one)

Indianapolis Indians (AAA)

Manager Frank Kremblas

second season as Indians' manager
had four seasons as manager of AAA Nashville (Brewers)
former catcher and infielder in the Reds' organization
played for the Indians (mostly infield) in 1993 - 96, and hit .227 with 9 home runs and 68 RBI

Hitting Coach Jeff Branson

second season as Indians' hitting coach
spent two seasons as manager at Lynchburg and 4 seasons coaching in the Pirates' organization
played as an infielder for the Indians in 1997 and 1999, and in the major leagues for the Reds, Indians, and Dodgers

Pitching Coach Dean Traynor

first season as the Indians' pitching coach, replacing Ray Searage
Curve pitching coach in 2009
has been manager and pitching coach for 23 seasons in the minor leagues for the Marlins, Dodgers, Expos, Padres, and Cleveland Indians
5 seasons as a minor league pitcher in the Reds' organization

Altoona Curve (AA)

Manager Matt Walbeck

second season as Curve manager
managed in the Detroit Tigers' minor league season for 4 seasons
Texas Rangers' third base coach in 2008
11 years as a major league catcher �with the Cubs, Twins, Tigers, Angels, and Phillies