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2018 Player Development and Player Scouting PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2018 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND PLAYER SCOUTING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT SCOUTING SUPERVISORS Jeff Graupe ........................Senior Director, Player Development Charlie Aliano ..........................................................South Texas Melissa Hill ........................Coordinator, Baseball Administration Rich Bordi ........................................... Northern California, Reno Mark Heil ........................................Player Development Analyst Jeff Brookens ..........................DE, MD, VA, PA, Washington DC Mike Saverino ................................Arizona Operations Manager Sean Buckley ....................................................................Florida Charlie Rodriguez ...... Assistant to Arizona Operations Manager John Ceprini ........Maine, NH, VT, RI, CT, MA, NYC/Long Island Branden Croteau ....... Assistant to Arizona Operations Manager Nick Christiani ...........................Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana Jonathan Snyder ..................Minor League Equipment Manager Dan Cholowsky ........ AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, Las Vegas, El Paso John Bryk ............................. Minor League Clubhouse Assistant Stephen Hunt ..........................................................South Florida Gary Hall ..................................Minor League Video Coordinator Rick Ingalls ................................................... Southern California Rick Jacques ...................Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana COORDINATORS/INSTRUCTORS/ADMINISTRATORS Ben Jones .............................................. Ohio, Michigan, Indiana Bill Doran ......................................................... Field Coordinator Mike Keenan .................Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma Tony Fossas ............................................... Pitching Coordinator Mike Misuraca ................................. Southern California, Hawaii Jim Moran ...................................North Carolina, South Carolina Milt Thompson ...............................................Hitting Coordinator Hector Otero ............................................................. Puerto Rico Darren Bragg ....................................... Outfield / Quality Control John Poloni .......................................Georgia, Northwest Florida Delino DeShields ......................................Bunting / Baserunning Jonathan Reynolds ............ Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia Corky Miller ....................................................Catching Instructor Paul Scott ............................................... North Texas, Arkansas Joel Noboa .................. Latin America Field / Hitting Coordinator Lee Seras ................ New York State/Staten Island, New Jersey Juan Peralta ........................... Academy Director, Latin America Andy Stack ............................................. IL, WI, IA, MN, ND, SD Carlos Fernandez .................Administrator, Dominican Republic SCOUTS Raul Aquino ...............Clubhouse Manager, Dominican Republic Larry Barton .........................................................Crestwood, KY Antonio Perez .................................. Driver, Dominican Republic Jamie Bodaly ........................Langley, British Columbia, Canada Richard Stark ..... Director, Minor League Medical Administration Ed Daub .............................................................Binghamton, NY Patrick Serbus .....................................Director, Athletic Training Jim Grief .................................................................Paducah, KY Brad Epstein .......................... Director, Physical Therapy/Rehab Bill Killian ...............................................................Stanwood, MI Morgan Gregory ............... Coordinator, Strength & Conditioning Denny Nagel .........................................................Cincinnati, OH Alex Soria ................Assistant S&C Coordinator, Latin America Lou Snipp .................................................................Humble, TX Nate Tamargo ......................Assistant S&C Coordinator, Rehab Mike Steed ..................................... Beamsville, Ontario, Canada Marcus Ahrens ...............................................Physical Therapist Marlon Styles ........................................................Cincinnati, OH Josh Bickel .....................................................Physical Therapist Mike Wallace ....................................................... Escondido, CA Charles Leddon ................. Director of Sports Science Initiatives Roger Weberg ..........................................................Bemidji, MN Frank Pfister ................................................ Mental Skills Coach INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING Tony Arias ..................................Director, International Scouting PROFESSIONAL SCOUTING Miguel Machado .........Assistant Director, International Scouting Rob Coughlin ..............Assistant Director, Professional Scouting Richard Jimenez ...................... Director, Latin America Scouting Cam Bonifay ............ Special Assistant to GM, Player Personnel Bob Engle ....................... Cross Checker, International Scouting Shawn Pender ......... Special Assistant to GM, Player Personnel Enmanuel Cartagena ..............Coordinator, Dominican Republic Terry Reynolds ........ Special Assistant to GM, Player Personnel Richard Castro .............................. Coordinator, South America “J” Harrison ......................................Special Assistant to the GM Hector Otero .......Coord., Global, MX, Caribbean, PR Scouting Marty Maier ......................................Special Assistant to the GM Gary Peralta ............................ Supervisor, Dominican Republic John Morris ......................................Special Assistant to the GM Rayborne Didder, Tony Rombley ................. Consultants, Aruba Jeff Schugel .....................................Special Assistant to the GM David Clarkson, Wayne Durbidge ............Consultants, Australia Gary Glover ...................................................Professional Scout Matt Everingham, James Henty ...............Consultants, Australia Will Harford ....................................................Professional Scout Jason Hewitt, Gareth Jones .......................Consultant, Australia Joe Jocketty ...................................................Professional Scout Brian Armbrister, Patrick Knowles ...........Consultants, Bahamas Bruce Manno .................................................Professional Scout Geronimo Blanco, Jose Valdelamar ................Scouts, Colombia Mick Mattaliano ..............................................Professional Scout Fermin Coronel ........................................... Consultant, Curacao Jeff Morris ......................................................Professional Scout Edward Bens ....................................Scout, Dominican Republic Steve Roadcap ..............................................Professional Scout Edgar Melo .......................................Scout, Dominican Republic Rob Fidler ...................................Manager, Pacific Rim Scouting Victor Nova .......................................Scout, Dominican Republic Jamey Storvick ...............................................Scout, Pacific Rim Carlos Pellerano ............................ Scout, Dominican Republic Felix Romero ....................................Scout, Dominican Republic AMATEUR SCOUTING Samuel Pimentel ..................Video Scout, Dominican Republic Alper Bozkurt .............................................Consultant, Germany Chris Buckley ......................... Vice President, Amateur Scouting Guillermo Armenta ..............................................Scout, Mexico Paul Pierson ..................... Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting Evert-Jan’t Hoen ................................... Consultant, Netherlands CROSS CHECKERS Sal Varriale ........................................................ Consultant, Italy Anibal Reluz ....................................................... Scout, Panama Bill Byckowski ......................East Coast Cross Checker/Canada Nick Dempsey ...................................... Consultant, South Africa Rex De La Nuez ...............................West Coast Cross Checker Jean Paul Conde .............................................Scout, Venezuela Jerry Flowers .........................................National Cross Checker Aguido Gonzalez .............................................Scout, Venezuela Joe Katuska ...........................................Midwest Cross Checker Victor Oramas ..................................................Scout, Venezuela Mark McKnight .......................................National Cross Checker Ricardo Quintero .............................................Scout, Venezuela Brad Meador ..........................................Midwest Cross Checker VIDEO Greg Zunino ........................................Southeast Cross Checker Tyler Gibbons .................................................Video Coordinator Brandon Marr ..................................................Video Coordinator 196 CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE Professional Scouting Rob Coughlin Cam Bonifay Shawn Pender Terry Reynolds "J" Harrison PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLAYER Marty Maier John Morris Jeff Schugel Gary Glover Will Harford Joe Jocketty Bruce Manno Mick Mattaliano Jeff Morris Steve Roadcap Rob Fidler
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