FRONT OFFICE 2008 ATHLETICS REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY OPPONENTS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ▲ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 329 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLAYER 2008 OAKLAND ATHLETICS MEDIA GUIDE 2008 OAKLAND ATHLETICS the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A championships last season. The Sacramento River Cats captured both The Sacramento River Cats captured ▲ PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Athletics Minor League Directory Scouting Directory FRONT OFFICE Director of Scouting . Eric Kubota Director of Professional Scouting . Chris Pittaro Director of Player Personnel. Billy Owens Director of Latin American Operations. Raymond Abreu Coordinator of Latin American Scouting . Julio Franco Major League Advance Scout . Joe Sparks Special Assistant to the General Manager / Professional Scout . Randy Johnson Professional Scout . Will Schock Professional Scout . Bryn Alderson Professional Scout . Mike Ziegler 2008 ATHLETICS Professional Scout . Jeff Bittiger Professional Scout . Craig Weissmann National Cross Checker . Ron Vaughn Western Cross Checker . Scott Kidd Midwest Cross Checker. Steve Bowden Eastern Cross Checker. .Michael Holmes Scouting Assistant . Sam Geaney REVIEW Player Development Directory Director of Player Development . Keith Lieppman Director of Minor League Operations . Ted Polakowski Director of Baseball Administration . .Pamela Pitts Executive Assistant of Baseball Operations. Betty Shinoda Minor League Roving Hitting Instructor . .Greg Sparks Minor League Roving Pitching Instructor . Gil Patterson Minor League Roving Infield Instructor . Juan Navarrete Minor League Roving Instructor. Ron Plaza RECORDS Special Instructor for Scouting and Player Development . Ruben Escalera Coordinator of Medical Services . .Larry Davis Minor League Medical Coordinator . .Jeff Collins Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator . Judd Hawkins Coordinator of Dominican Instruction . Juan Dilone Arizona Clubhouse Manager. Jessie Sotomayor Assistant Arizona Clubhouse Manager . James Gibson Arizona Grounds Keeper . .Chad Huss Administrative Assistant Player Development. Cheryl Polakowski HISTORY Territorial Scouts Name Territory . .Resides Neil Avent North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, DC, Eastern Virginia . Greensboro, NC Yancy Ayres Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Western Missouri . Topeka, KS Armann Brown Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia . .Smyrna, GA Jermaine Clark Northern California, Northern Nevada . Livermore, CA Jim Coffman Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Western Canada . Portland, OR Blake Davis Texas . Dallas, TX Rick Magnante Southern California, Hawaii. Van Nuys, CA OPPONENTS Eric Martins Southern California . Diamond Bar, CA Kevin Mello Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Eastern Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota . .Champaign, IL Wisconsin, Central Canada Kelcey Mucker Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi . Baton Rouge, LA Matt Ranson Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Western Virginia . Nicholasville, KY Marc Sauer New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, New England, Eastern New York, . Cliffwood Beach, NJ Eastern Pennsylvania Trevor Schaffer Florida (Gainesville and south) . Belleair, FL Jeremy Schied Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Southern Nevada. .Phoenix, AZ Rich Sparks Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Western New York and Western Pennsylvania . Macomb Township, MI JT Stotts Southern California ..