* = New Assignment for 2023 | Italics = New to the organization
ROCHESTER
Manager – Matthew LeCroy
Hitting Coach – Brian Daubach
Pitching Coach – Rafael Chaves
Athletic Trainer – Eric Montague
Strength/Conditioning – Mike Warren
Developmental Coach – Billy McMillon
Performance Analyst – Daniel Minter
HARRISBURG
Manager – Delino DeShields
Hitting Coach – Tim Doherty*
Pitching Coach – Joel Hanrahan*
Athletic Trainer – Don Neidig*
Strength/Conditioning – Ryan Grose*
Developmental Coach – Oscar Salazar
Performance Analyst – Samantha Unger
WILMINGTON
Manager – Mario Lisson
Hitting Coach – Micah Franklin*
Pitching Coach – Mark DiFelice
Athletic Trainer – Kirby Craft*
Strength/Conditioning – Brandon Pentheny
Developmental Coach – Mark Harris
Performance Analyst – Paul Sirena
FREDERICKSBURG
Manager – Jake Lowery
Hitting Coach – Delwyn Young
Pitching Coach – Justin Lord*
Athletic Trainer – Jacob Meyer*
Strength/Conditioning – Nathan Sier
Developmental Coach – Carmelo Jaime
Performance Analyst – Josh Freligh
FLORIDA COMPLEX LEAGUE
Manager – Luis Ordaz
Hitting Coach – Ender Chávez
Pitching Coach – Franklin Bravo
Athletic Trainer – Nitfrancis Marrero
Strength/Conditioning – RJ Guyer*
Developmental Coach – Destin Hood
Complex Athletic Trainer – Cesar Roman
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE
Manager/Field Coordinator – Sandy Martinez
Hitting Coach – Alex Valdez
Hitting/Outfield/Baserunning Coach – Freddy Guzman*
Pitching Coach – Edwin Hurtado
Assistant Pitching Coach – Feliberto Sanchez*
Infield Coach – Rafael Ozuna
Outfield Coach – Emiliano Alcantara
Athletic Trainer – Miguel Cabrera
Strength/Conditioning – Santo Del Rosario
Latin American Training Coord. – Manny Moore
Tryout Assistant – Anthony Rosario
As they did a year ago, Washington added several more positions and shuffled the deck a little, which really shouldn’t be viewed as a promotion or a demotion, but invariably will because the MASN Commenters can’t grasp that a coach in the complex or the DSL has more influence in PD than his counterpart at AAA or AA.
The addition of a performance analyst seems indistinct, but thankfully the FanGraphs job posting is still up:
The Player Development Analyst will help summarize our baseball datasets to produce actionable insights, evaluate our player’s [sic] strengths and weaknesses, build player plans, and communicate regularly with Player Development staff. The analyst will also help analyze data from various tracking technologies such as Hawk-Eye, TrackMan, and Blast Motion and occasionally assist with the operation of these technologies. The analyst will report to the Coordinator of Player Development Analytics in Baseball Research & Development.
Translation: We need someone to read the numbers and watch the film and be able to translate from “coach” to “front office” and vice-versa. If you’ve ever had to deal with, for example, both VPs and IT in your job you should have an idea of why this is necessary.
Either way, it looks like the Nats are edging away from the ’00s and toward the ’20s in this department, which everyone here should agree is a good thing.