PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Trevor Cahill (left) and Brett Anderson (right) pitched for the bronze medal winning United States team in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. ATHLETICS MINOR LEAGUE DIRECTORY FRONT OFFICE SCOUTING DIRECTORY Director of Scouting . .Eric Kubota Director of Professional Scouting . Chris Pittaro Director of Player Personnel . .Billy Owens Director of Latin American Operations. Raymond Abreu Assistant Director of Scouting . Michael Holmes 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 2009 ATHLETICS Professional Scout . Mike Ziegler Professional Scout . Jeff Bittiger Professional Scout . Craig Weissmann National Cross Checker . Ron Vaughn Western Cross Checker . .Scott Kidd Midwest Cross Checker . Steve Bowden Scouting Assistant . .Sam Geaney PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORY REVIEW 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 Special Instructor for Scouting and Player Development. .Ruben Escalera Coordinator of Medical Services . Larry Davis Minor League Medical Coordinator . Jeff Collins RECORDS Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator . .Judd Hawkins Minor League Pitching Rehab Coordinator . Garvin Alston Minor League Video Coordinator. Mark Smith Arizona Clubhouse Supervisor . Jessie Sotomayor Arizona Clubhouse Manager . .James Gibson Arizona Clubhouse Staff . Chad Yaconetti Arizona Grounds Keeper. Chad Huss Administrative Assistant Player Development . .Cheryl Polakowski TERRITORIAL SCOUTS Name Territory . Resides HISTORY Neil Avent North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, DC, Eastern Virginia . Greensboro, NC Yancy Ayres Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Western Missouri . Topeka, KS Armann Brown Texas . Houston, TX Jermaine Clark Northern California, Northern Nevada. .Livermore, CA Jim Coffman Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Western Canada . .Portland, OR Matt Higginson Canada. Oakville, ON Leland Maddox Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia . TBA Rick Magnante Southern California, Hawaii. Van Nuys, CA 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 OPPONENTS 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 . 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 . Moorpark, CA INTERNATIONAL SCOUTS Name . ..