Players and Coaches COACHING CAREER: Joel Patrick Skinner…named manager of the Red Wings on December 20, 2017…this season will be his second in the Twins organization…set to manage his 14th minor league season and seventh in the International League…took 2017 off after spending the previous five years in the White Sox organization as manager of Single-A Winston-Salem (2016) and Triple-A Charlotte (2012-15)…spent 2011 as bench coach for Oakland…managed in the Indians organization with Double-A Akron (1998-99, 2010), Triple-A Buffalo (2000), Single-A Kinston (1997), Single-A Columbus (1996) and Short-A Watertown (1995)…named the interim manager of the Tribe on July 11, 2002 after Charlie Manuel was let go following a contract dispute…also served on Cleveland’s major league staff as bench coach (2006) and third base coach (2001-02, 03-05, 07- 09)…catching instructor for the Indians in 1994…Joel’s father, Bob, played 12 MLB seasons with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis from 1954-66 and managed parts of three seasons with the Phillies from 1968-69 and Padres in 1977…the Skinners are one of three father-son tandems to manage in the major leagues: former Red Wing George Sisler (St. Louis Browns, 1924-26) and his son, Dick (Cincinnati Reds, 1964-65) and Bob Boone (Kansas City Royals, 1995-97 and Cincinnati, 2001-03) and his son, Aaron (New York-AL, 2018-current). PLAYING CAREER: Skinner was drafted in the 37th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 out of Mission Bay High School (San Diego, CA)…chosen by Chicago (AL) as a free agent compensation pick on February 2, 1982…made his MLB debut with the White Sox in game one on June 12 at Oakland…started his first MLB game in the second game June 12 at Oakland, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored…traded with Ron Kittle and Wayne Tolleson to New York (AL) for Ron Hassey, Carlos Martinez and a player to be named later on July 30, 1986…traded by the Yankees with Turner Ward to Cleveland for Mel Hall on March 19, 1989…appeared in 564 games, 560 at catcher, over nine MLB seasons with the White Sox, Yankees and Indians…also played in 680 minor league games over 10 years. AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: Skinner was voted the Best Manager Prospect in the International League by Baseball America following the 2015 season with Triple-A Charlotte…named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America and The Sporting News in 2000 after leading Triple-A Buffalo to the Governors’ Cup Finals…earned USA Today Baseball Weekly’s Minor League Manager of the Year in 1998 with Double-A Akron… named league Manager of the Year three times: International League in 2000 with Triple-A Buffalo, Carolina League in 1997 with Single-A Kinston and New York-Penn League in 1995 with Short-A Watertown. RECORD AS MANAGER Year Team League Win-Loss Pct. Finish 1995 Watertown (CLE) New York-Penn (S-A) 46-27 .630 1st1 1996 Columbus (CLE) South Atlantic (A) 79-63 .556 2nd/1st3 1997 Kinston (CLE) Carolina (A+) 87-53 .621 1st/1st3 1998 Akron (CLE) Eastern (AA) 81-60 .574 1st3 1999 Akron (CLE) Eastern (AA) 69-71 .493 5th 2000 Buffalo (CLE) International (AAA) 86-59 .593 1st2 2002 CLEVELAND American (MLB) 35-41 .461 3rd4 2010 Akron (CLE) Eastern (AA) 71-71 .500 4th 2012 Charlotte (CWS) International (AAA) 83-61 .576 1st, South2 2013 Charlotte (CWS) International (AAA) 65-78 .455 3rd, South 2014 Charlotte (CWS) International (AAA) 63-81 .438 4th, South 2015 Charlotte (CWS) International (AAA) 74-70 .514 T-3rd, South 2016 Winston-Salem (CWS) Carolina (A+) 56-83 .403 5th, Southern 2018 Rochester (MIN) International (AAA) 64-76 .457 T-4th, North Major League Totals (1 season) 35-41 .461 Minor League Totals (13 seasons) 924-853 .520 1 League Champions • 2 Lost in Championship • 3 Made postseason • 4 Named Interim Manager on July 11 SKINNER’S BATTING RECORD YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP 1983 CHICAGO-AL .273 6 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 1984 CHICAGO-AL .213 43 80 4 17 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 19 1 0 .273 1985 CHICAGO-AL .341 22 44 9 15 4 1 1 5 1 0 0 5 13 0 0 .408 1986 CHICAGO-AL .201 60 149 17 30 5 1 4 20 2 1 1 9 43 1 0 .250 NEW YORK-AL .259 54 166 6 43 4 0 1 17 0 1 0 7 40 0 4 .287 1987 NEW YORK-AL .137 64 139 9 19 4 0 3 14 4 2 1 8 46 0 0 .187 1988 NEW YORK-AL .227 88 251 23 57 15 0 4 23 6 1 0 14 72 0 0 .267 1989 CLEVELAND .230 79 178 10 41 10 0 1 13 1 0 1 9 42 1 1 .271 1990 CLEVELAND .252 49 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 0 0 0 7 44 0 0 .288 1991 CLEVELAND .243 99 284 23 69 14 0 1 24 4 2 1 14 67 0 2 .279 Major League Totals .228 564 1441 119 329 62 3 17 136 18 8 4 80 387 3 7 .269 Minor League Totals .252 680 2325 290 586 99 17 68 330 16 15 16 193 583 5 6 .312 6 Rochester Red Wings Media Guide COACHING CAREER: Stu Cliburn begins his seventh overall season as Red Wings pitching coach, fourth since 2008, Players and 27th year in the Twins organization…served the same role for the Double-A affiliate in Chattanooga (2015) and New Britain (1999-05, 09-14), Single-A affiliate in Fort Myers (98), Fort Wayne (94-97) and Rookie Elizabethton (93)…pitching and Coaches coach for California’s Single-A affiliate in Palm Springs from 1991-92…also served as pitching coach for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League (96) and Wilmington of the Maryland Fall League (98). PLAYING CAREER: Cliburn was selected by Pittsburgh in fourth round of the 1977 Draft from Delta State University (MS)…reached as high as Triple-A in the Pirates system before he was released early in 1982…signed as free agent by California on April 28, 1982…made his Major League debut on September 17, 1984 vs. Kansas City…was 9-3 with a 2.09 ERA and six saves in 1985, finishing fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting…was 13-5 with six saves and a 3.11 ERA in 85 MLB games, all with the Angels…also drafted in the 16th-round by San Francisco in 1974 but did not sign. PERSONAL: Stewart Walker Cliburn…resides in Fort Myers, FL with his wife, Cyndi. CLIBURN’S PITCHING RECORD YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BAA 1984 CALIFORNIA 0-0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1985 CALIFORNIA 9-3 2.09 44 0 0 0 6 99.0 87 25 23 5 1 26 48 2 1988 CALIFORNIA 4-2 4.07 40 1 0 0 0 84.0 83 45 38 11 6 32 42 1 Major League Totals 13-5 3.11 85 1 0 0 6 185.0 173 73 64 16 7 59 91 3 N/A Minor League Totals 50-61 4.07 300 94 19 1 40 903.0 962 476 408 50 25 350 541 43 N/A COACHING CAREER: Javier Valentín begins his first season as Red Wings hitting coach after spending the last two seasons in the same position with Double-A Chattanooga…has been in the Twins system as a coach for four seasons, also serving as hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Twins from 2015-16. PLAYING CAREER: Valentín was selected by Minnesota in the 3rd round of the 1993 June Draft out of Fernando Callejo High School in Manati, Puerto Rico…played 17 professional seasons including parts of 10 years in the majors with the Twins (1997-2002), Devil Rays (2003) and Reds (2004-09)…batted .251/.310/.402 with 82 doubles, five triples, 45 home runs, 210 RBI and 154 runs scored in 631 career MLB games. PERSONAL: José Javier Valentín Rosario…brother of 16-year major league veteran José Valentín and uncle of Jesmuel Valentín, who has spent time each of the last three seasons with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in the Phillies system. VALENTIN’S BATTING RECORD YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP 1997 MINNESOTA .286 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .286 1998 MINNESOTA .198 55 162 11 32 7 1 3 18 3 1 0 11 30 0 0 .247 1999 MINNESOTA .248 78 218 22 54 12 1 5 28 1 5 1 22 39 0 0 .313 2002 MINNESOTA .500 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2003 TAMPA BAY .222 49 135 13 30 7 1 3 15 0 1 1 5 31 0 0 .254 2004 CINCINNATI .233 82 202 18 47 10 1 6 20 0 2 1 17 36 0 0 .293 2005 CINCINNATI .281 76 221 36 62 11 0 14 50 0 3 0 30 37 0 0 .362 2006 CINCINNATI .269 92 186 24 50 6 1 8 27 0 2 0 13 29 0 0 .313 2007 CINCINNATI .276 97 243 19 67 21 0 2 34 0 2 1 19 25 0 0 .328 2008 CINCINNATI .256 94 129 10 33 8 0 4 18 0 1 0 14 27 0 0 .326 Major League Totals .251 631 1507 154 379 82 5 45 210 4 17 4 131 257 0 0 .310 Minor League Totals .274 754 2696 353 738 170 12 95 428 6 36 22 267 543 4 16 .340 Rochester Red Wings Media Guide 7 Players and Coaches COACHING CAREER: Mike McCarthy is in his second season as a coach at any level…has served as Field Coordinator for Baseball Miracles, a 100% volunteer organization that helps underprivileged youth around the world get baseball equipment and instruction, since 2013.