2014 Ogden Raptors Guide Coaching Staff
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2014 OGDEN RAPTORS GUIDE COACHING STAFF Leo Garcia, the only returning member of the coaching staff returns for his second season with the Ogden Raptors in 2014. JACK McDOWELL 54 MANAGER BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 180 OPENING DAY AGE: 48 BORN: Jan. 16, 1966 in Van Nuys, Calif. RESIDES: Charlotte, N.C. FIRST SEASON: 2014 Career Notes • Will enter his first season as the manager of the Ogden Raptors and his first in the Dodger organization • Named the 13th manager in Raptor franchise history, replacing Damon Berryhill who is the manager for Triple-A AlbuQuerQue • Former All-American at Stanford University • Three-time All Star • Named the American League Cy Young Award winner in 1993 with a 22-10 record with 10 complete games and four shutouts • Pitched for the White Sox (1987-94), Yankees (1995), Indians (1996-97) and Angels (1998-99) over a 12-year career • From 1987-1999, he was among Major League leaders in wins (127, T-9th), shutouts (13, 6th), innings pitched (1889.0, 9th), strikeouts (1311, 10th), ERA (3.85, 7th), and opponent’s batting average (.257, 11th) • Drafted by the White Sox with the fifth overall pick in 1987 • At Stanford, he was named Pac-10 co-Freshman of the Year in 1985, a second-team All- American in 1986 and a third-team All-American in 1987 while winning the 1987 College World Series JACK MCDOWELL’S CAREER PITCHING RECORD Year TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 1987 CHW 3-0 1.93 4 4 0 0 0 28.0 16 6 6 1 2 6 15 0 0 1988 CHW 5-10 3.97 26 26 1 0 0 158.2 147 85 70 12 7 68 84 11 1 1990 CHW 14-9 3.82 33 33 4 0 0 205.0 189 93 87 20 7 77 165 7 1 1991 CHW 17-10 3.41 35 35 15 3 0 253.2 212 97 96 19 4 82 191 10 1 1992 CHW 20-10 3.18 34 34 13 1 0 260.2 247 95 92 21 7 75 178 6 0 1993 CHW 22-10 3.37 34 34 10 4 0 256.2 261 104 96 20 3 69 158 8 1 1994 CHW 10-9 3.73 25 25 6 2 0 181.0 186 82 75 12 5 42 127 4 0 1995 NYY 15-10 3.93 30 30 8 2 0 217.2 211 106 95 25 5 78 157 9 1 1996 CLE 13-9 5.11 30 30 5 1 0 192.0 214 119 109 22 4 67 141 5 0 1997 CLE 3-3 5.09 8 6 0 0 0 40.2 44 25 23 6 1 18 38 1 0 1998 ANA 5-3 5.09 14 14 0 0 0 76.0 96 45 43 11 1 19 45 2 0 1999 ANA 0-4 8.05 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 31 17 17 4 2 5 12 0 0 Majors-12 Years 127-87 3.85 277 275 62 13 0 1889.0 1854 874 809 173 48 606 1311 63 5 LEO GARCIA 26 HITTING COACH BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 OPENING DAY AGE: 51 BORN: Nov. 6, 1962 in Santiago, Dominican Republic RESIDES: Santiago, Dominican Republic FIRST SEASON: 2013 Career Notes Garcia enters his first season as Raptors hitting coach and his fifth in the Dodgers organization... Served as the hitting coach for the Arizona League Dodgers the past four seasons...Spent the previous eight years as a coach and coordinator in the San Francisco minor league system, serving as that organization’s Latin America coordinator in 2007 after six seasons as the hitting coach for the Giants’ Rookie-level Arizona League club in Scottsdale from 2001-06...Managed the Giants’ Dominican Summer League team in 2000...Garcia played 13 seasons of affiliated baseball in the White Sox, Reds and Royals organizations, including two Major League seasons with the Reds from 1987-88. Leo GarcIa’s Career BattIng Record Year TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E 1987 CIN .200 31 30 8 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 8 3 1 .286 .300 0 1988 CIN .143 23 28 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 .250 .179 0 Majors-2 years .269 54 58 10 10 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 8 13 3 2 .269 .241 0 GREG SABAT 55 PITCHING COACH BATS: Switch THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 OPENING DAY AGE: 57 BORN: March 21, 1957 in Jonesboro, Ark. RESIDES: Lakeland, Fla. FIRST SEASON: 2014 Career Notes Joined the Dodgers in June of 2013 as a minor league instructor...Previously served as the pitching coach with the Gulf Coast Tigers in Detroit’s organization for 15 seasons...Prior to the Tigers, spent three seasons as the pitching coach while serving as the interim head coach during his final two seasons at St. John’s University (NY)...In 1995, served as pitching coach for Team USA at the Pan American Games in Argentina...Managed three different clubs during a 12-year stretch in Italy, winning five national championships...Served as the pitching coach for Hermosillo in the MeXican Winter League during the 1988-89 season, guiding a pitching staff that included Curt Schilling...pitched professionally for four seasons (1979-1982) in Colombia and Venezuela. 2013 RAPTORS Justin Chigbogu returns for his second season with the Raptors. In 2013, he finished second on the team with nine homers and drove in 31 runs. DEVAN AHART 6 OUTFIELDER @DevanAhart BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 BORN: Oct. 21, 1992 in Detroit, Mich. OPENING DAY AGE: 21 RESIDES: Detroit, Mich. ACQUIRED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft Career HIghlIghts College-Hit .311 with 27 stolen bases in 56 games as a junior for the Zips in 2014. MIKE AHMED 14 INFIELDER BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 BORN: Jan. 20, 1992 in Springfield, Mass. OPENING DAY AGE: 22 RESIDES: East Longmeadow, Mass. ACQUIRED: Selected in the 20th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft Career HIghlIghts 2013-Played in 43 games with the Rookie-Level AZL Dodgers. Against right-handed pitching, hit .286 (36-for-126) with 11 RBI and 15 runs...went 22-for-69 (.319) and a .427 on-base percentage with runners on base...with runners in scoring position, hit .295 (13-for-44) with 13 RBI and 12 walks. College-In 2012 was named first team All-Patriot League, starting in a Holy Cross record 55 games...batted .295 with 61 hits while leading the team with 39 runs, 13 doubles and seven home runs...made 13 appearances on the mound, posting a 2-1 record (.324 ERA/16.2 IP). HIgh School-Played three years of varsity baseball as a pitcher and shortstop at East Longmeadow H.S....as a senior, batter .427 with 32 hits, 38 runs and 14 RBI in 75 at-bats while posting a 7-0 record with a 2.14 ERA and 54 strikeouts...was named the 2010 Western Mass. Co-Player of the Year...played in the Mass. Baseball Coaches Associated Senior All-Star game...played two years of varsity basketball. Other-Brother Nick was drafted 85th overall of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves. MIke Ahmed’s Career BattIng Record Year TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS OBP SLG 2013 AZL Dodgers .276 43 156 22 43 11 0 0 13 0 0 1 19 34 4 3 .358 .346 Minor League Totals .276 43 156 22 43 11 0 0 13 0 0 1 19 34 4 3 .358 .346 THEO ALEXANDER 25 OUTFIELDER @TheoAlexander24 BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BORN: Aug. 25, 1994 in Seattle, Wash. OPENING DAY AGE: 19 RESIDES: Kirkland, Wash. ACQUIRED: Selected in the seventh round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft Career HIghlIghts 2013-Appeared in 27 games for the Rookie-Level AZL Dodgers...in nine games in July, hit .320 (8- for-25) with two home runs...hit a grand slam in the last game of the season as the team’s designated hitter...selected as the AZL Dodger Pride Award winner for the month of August as he closed out the campaign with a .392 on-base percentage. HIgh School-Selected as a Third Team Rawlings/Perfect Game High School Senior Preseason All-American in 2012...selected as a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason West Region All-High School Senior First Team...named First Team All-3A/2A King County as a senior at Lake Washington Sr. High School. Theo Alexander’s Career BattIng Record Year TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS OBP SLG 2012 AZL Dodgers .237 27 93 11 22 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 6 36 1 0 .283 .247 2013 AZL Dodgers .253 27 83 16 21 5 1 5 20 0 0 3 16 35 5 2 .392 .518 Minor League Totals .244 54 176 27 43 6 1 5 29 2 0 3 22 71 6 2 .338 .375 JIMMY ALLEN 16 RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER @j_allen_15 BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 BORN: Jan.