2009 field staff named; Miley returns as skipper
The New York Yankees have announced the 2009 Triple-A field
staff and it contains some familiar names as well as some new faces. Dave Miley, who led the Yankees to the
2008 Governors’ Cup returns as manager along with hitting coach Butch
Wynegar and trainer Darren London. Scott Aldred is
the Yankees new pitching coach replacing Rafael Chaves, who has taken a
position with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the organizations minor league
pitching coordinator. Aaron Ledesma is
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s new infield coach
taking over for Alvaro Espinosa whose contract was not renewed by
“We’re excited to have Dave Miley coming back as
manager of the Yankees in 2009,” said SWB Yankees Executive Vice
President and General Manager
Miley, enters his fourth season guiding the Yankees’
Triple-A club, the first with the Columbus Clippers (2006) and the previous two
with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Prior
to joining the Yankees, Miley spent 26 seasons in the Cincinnati Reds’
organization, including three seasons (2003-2005) as the big league manager in
Under Miley’s guidance, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre has
posted the best record (172-115) in the International League over the past two
seasons, including winning the 2008 Governors’ Cup as league champions. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied
“I’m excited about coming back to the Yankees in
2009 to help defend the Governors’ Cup,” said Miley. “Being able to bring a
championship to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season was tremendous. The great regular season and the run we
had through the playoffs and all of the great fan support made it a fantastic
year. I’m looking forward to
another great season in 2009. The
coaching staff that Mark Newman (NY Yankees Director of Player Development) and
the Yankees have put together is tremendous and will help make my job
easier.”
2009 will be Miley’s ninth season in the International
League, where he has posted a record of 685-569 (.546). In three seasons as
skipper of the Yankees top farm club Miley’s record is 241-188 (.562).
Miley also spent six seasons in the IL from 1998 through 2003 with
In his minor league managerial career which spans 17
seasons, Miley has an overall record of 1,356-973 (.566) with an impressive 15
winning seasons. As a player, he was signed by the Reds in 1980 and spent seven
seasons as a minor league catcher batting .238 with 16 HR and 172 RBI.
HITTING COACH –
BUTCH WYNEGAR
Wynegar will be in his third season with the Yankees. Prior
to joining Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he spent four seasons as the Milwaukee
Brewers hitting coach and played 13 seasons with the Twins, Yankees and Angels.
Under his guidance, the 2008 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
placed in the top six in the IL in several team offensive categories including runs,
hits, homers, RBI’s and BB.
In 2007 with Wynegar at the helm, the Yankees led the International
League in runs scored.
While with
As a player, the two-time American League All-Star played in
1,301 major league games compiling a .255 average with 65 HR and 506 RBI. In
1976 he was named The Sporting News
American League Rookie of the Year and became the youngest player at the time
to appear in an All-Star Game (20 years, 212 days). While with the Yankees he caught Dave Righetti’s no-hitter on July 4, 1983 and Phil Niekro’s 300th victory October 1, 1985.
PITCHING COACH – SCOTT
ALDRED
Aldred begins his fourth year as a professional coach in the Yankees minor
league system and his first as pitching coach with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 2008, Aldred’s
Trenton Thunder pitching staff led the Eastern League in ERA (3.13) for the
second consecutive year on route to the league title. In his debut season as a coach in 2006,
he guided the Single-A Charleston pitching staff to the second-best ERA in the
South Atlantic League (3.20).
Originally drafted and signed by the
Detroit Tigers in 1987, he made his Major League debut with the Tigers in 1990. Aldred appeared
in 229 games over an 11-year Major League career, posting a 20-39 record with a
6.02 ERA with six different teams (Detroit, 1990-92, '96; Colorado, 1993;
Montreal, 1993; Minnesota, 1996-97; Tampa Bay, 1998-99; Philadelphia,
1999-2000).
INFIELD COACH –
AARON LEDESMA
Ledesma will be in his first season with
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and his second in professional coaching after serving as
hitting coach for the single-A Tampa Yankees. Originally a second round selection by
the New York Mets in the 1990 Amateur Draft, he made his Major League debut
with the Mets in 1995. Ledesma hit .296 with 38
doubles, 4 triples 2 HR and 76 RBI appearing in 284 big league games over five
seasons with the Mets,
His lone full season in the Majors came in 1998 with the
Devil Rays after he was selected in the third round of the 1997 Major League
Expansion Draft from
During his minor league career, he appeared in the
International League with
ATHLETIC TRAINER
– DARREN
He joined the Columbus Clippers in 1993 and during his stint
in
STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING COACH – LEE TRESSEL
Tressel joins Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as strength
and conditioning coach after spending the 2008 season in a similar position
with the Yankees double-A affiliate in
Prior to working in
DAVE MILEY’S
CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD
YEAR
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 Scranton/W-B International 84-59 .587 1st
2008 Scranton/W-B International 88-56 .611 1st
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1,268-973
(.586)
MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 125-164
(.433)