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RANGERS RANGERS 218 TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL OPERATIONS Globe Life Park in Arlington 1000 Ballpark Way Arlington, TX 76011 Phone: 972-RANGERS www.texasrangers.com Co-Chairman & Managing Partner......................................................................Ray C. Davis Co-Chairman.....................................................................................................Bob R. Simpson Chief Operating Officer & Chairman, Ownership Committee.....................Neil Leibman President, Baseball Operations & General Manager...........................................Jon Daniels Assistant General Managers......................................Josh Boyd, Mike Daly, Shiraz Rehman Senior Director, Amateur Scouting............................................................................Kip Fagg Director, Pro Scouting.................................................................................Ross Fenstermaker Director, International Scouting...............................................................................Rafic Saab Senior Director, Medical Operations/Sports Science..........................................Jamie Reed Director, Pitching Analysis...................................................................................Todd Walther Senior Director, Baseball Systems....................................................................Todd Slavinsky Director, Baseball Analytics..................................................................................Ryan Murray Major League Director, Peak Performance.........................................................Josiah Igono Director, Minor League Operations......................................................................Paul Kruger Director, Travel........................................................................................................Josh Shelton Assistant Director, Baseball Operations.............................................................Ben Baroody Assistant Director, Amateur Scouring........................................................Adam Lewkowicz Assistant Director, Pro Scouting...........................................................................Mike Parnell Assistant Director, International Scouting......................................................Hamilton Wise MATT BLOOD - DIRECTOR, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Matt Blood is in his first season with the Rangers after being hired as Director of Player Development on November 2, 2018. Blood’s role encompasses everything with on-field development, including staffing hires and cohesion, player evaluation, placement and move- ment, development strategies and processes, and implementing the use of technology and analytics. The 33-year-old joins the Texas organization from USA Baseball, where he served three years from 2016-18 as Director of the 18 and Under National Team Program. In his role at USA Baseball, which is based in Durham, North Carolina, Blood served as the General Manager of the 18U National Team that went 25-1 while winning each of three international tournaments over that span. The undefeated 2017 18U National Team won the World Cup and included 10 players who were selected in the first round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Prior to his time at USA Baseball, Blood spent seven years as an area scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is a 2007 graduate of the University of North Carolina where he was a scouting assistant for the Tar Heels baseball team before getting his start that summer as an amateur scouting intern for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt and his wife, Allison, will relocate to the Metroplex this year with children Henry (5) and Ben (3). PAUL KRUGER - DIRECTOR, MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS RANGERS Paul Kruger was promoted to Director of Minor League Operations on November 2, 2018, after spending three seasons as Assistant Director, Player Development. He is in his 10th overall season with the Rangers. Kruger has responsibilities in overseeing the day-to-day operations in player development, player and staff onboarding programs and affiliate relations. He also assists in many aspects for the club’s recently-acquired Minor League franchises in North Carolina: Down East and Hickory. Kruger oversees major programs throughout the year, including early Spring Training mini-camps, Spring Training, newly-signed player camps, Instructional League, and Dominican Republic Instructional League. Kruger manages the player development budget and the club’s complex operations and player development in the Dominican Republic. Within player development, he assists in overseeing Minor League player plans, the medical and strength and conditioning departments and the implementation of analytics and research and development into the minor league system. He also manages the minor league affiliate rosters on a day-to-day basis. Prior to promotions in 2016 and 2018, Kruger served as Manager, Minor League Operations in 2015, a period in which he managed many of his current responsibilities along with oversight of the international budget. He had a three-year stint as Coordinator, Minor League and International Operations from 2012-14. He also previously served as Assistant, International Operations, and was an intern with the club prior to landing a full-time position. Kruger graduated from Ohio University with a Master’s in Business Admin- istration and a Master’s in Sports Administration in 2010. He earned a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance in 2008 from the University of Missouri. While at Mizzou, Kruger served as the manager for the baseball team. 219 TEXAS RANGERS MINOR LEAGUE FIELD STAFF COREY RAGSDALE - FIELD COORDINATOR Ragsdale is in his 4th season as the organization’s field coordinator and 10th year as a member of the player development staff. The 2019 season will be Ragsdale’s 12th season in the Texas organization as either a player, manager, or instructor. In addition to his role as field coordinator, Ragsdale will manage the club’s High-A affiliate at Down East. Ragsdale’s playing career spanned nine seasons from 2001-09 and concluded with two seasons in the Texas farm system. Originally drafted by New York-NL in the 2001 June draft, he spent seven seasons in the Mets organization before signing with Texas as a minor league free agent prior to the 2008 campaign. Ragsdale began his career as a middle infielder, batting .207 with 95 doubles, 32 triples, 49 home runs, and 250 RBI over 762 career games. The Arkansas native began pitching in 2007, going 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA (15 ER/47.2 IP), 41 strikeouts, and 2 saves over 30 career relief appearances. He split the 2008 campaign between Spokane and Frisco before logging time with both the Arizona League Rangers and Hickory in 2009. Ragsdale graduated from Nettleton High School in Jonesboro (AR). Corey and his wife, Kristy, have a daughter, Rylee. DANNY CLARK - PITCHING COORDINATOR Clark begins his 14th season in the Texas system and 11th as the organization’s pitching coordinator. Prior to accepting his current role, Clark spent three seasons as a pitching coach within the farm system, including a pair of campaigns from 2007-08 as Low-A Clinton’s pitching coach. His first year with Texas was in 2006 as Spokane’s pitching coach, a position he accepted after six seasons as the head coach at Milligan College in Johnson City, TN. Clark compiled a career 188-143 record at the helm of the Buffaloes and led Milligan to the 2001 Appalachian Athletic Conference championship, in addition to runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2005. During his tenure, the Buffaloes never finished below 3rd place in the AAC and earned 4 NAIA Region XII berths. Prior to coaching at Milligan, Clark had coaching stints at Brevard (N.C.) College and East Ten- nessee State University; he also spent time as the head coach for Morristown (TN) West High School. Clark played college baseball at ETSU and earned a Master’s degree in education from Lincoln Memorial University. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four kids: Cloe, Clare, Colby, and Caliegh. JOSUE PEREZ - HITTING COORDINATOR Perez enters his fifth season as the organization’s hitting coordinator after he was named to the position in January 2015. Prior to his current role, Perez worked as a hitting coach at several Texas minor league affiliates. He was the hitting coach at the club’s High-A affiliate in 2013 and 2014, working with some of the organization’s top prospects, including Joey Gallo and Rougned Odor. Perez’s previous stops as a hitting coach in the organization included Low-A Hickory (2012), Short-A Spokane (2009-11), and the AZL Rangers (2008). He originally joined Texas as a manager for the Dominican Summer League Rangers from 2006-07, leading the young group of international prospects to a 35-34 record in 2007 and a 21-44 mark in 2006. Perez joined the coaching ranks after playing professionally for eight seasons in the Los Angeles-NL, Philadelphia and Texas organizations. He ended his career in 2005, splitting playing time between both Single-A Bakersfield and the Arizona League Rangers in the Texas farm system. Perez was originally signed by the Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on March 27, 1998. He was named the Phillies ninth-best prospect following the 1999 season. In 484 career minor league games, he batted .259 with 12 home runs. A native of Havana, Cuba, Perez resides in Lewisville, TX. He has two children, daughter Alannys (11/15/01) and son Brian (3/21/05). DWAYNE MURPHY - ASSISTANT HITTING/OUTFIELD COORDINATOR Murphy joined the Texas organization as the