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Yankees Tab Chantres, Valencia as RiverDogs Coaches

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February 1, 2011
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CHARLESTON, SC - The New York Yankees have announced that Carlos Chantres will serve as the Charleston RiverDogs pitching coach, and that Victor Valencia will be the team's first base coach in 2011.

 

They join first-year manager Aaron Ledesma and Greg Colbrunn, the RiverDogs manager last year, as the team's on-field brain-trust.  Colbrunn, who resides in nearby Mt. Pleasant, returns to his former position as hitting coach.

 

Chantres comes to Charleston for his first season as pitching coach following two years as the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Yankees, and replaces Jeff Ware, who held the post for three seasons.  The 34-year-old Chantres piloted his staff to a GCL playoff berth in 2009, led by Dominican right-hander Jose Ramirez, who starred for the RiverDogs in 2010.  Ramirez sported a 6-0 record over 10 starts with a miniscule 1.48 ERA, eighth-best in the GCL.  

 

Chantres played 12 minor league seasons with the Chicago White Sox,  Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, including parts of five seasons in Triple-A.  The 6'3" right-hander enjoyed his best season in 2000, when he went 10-4 with a 3.53 ERA pitching for the Charlotte Knights of the Triple-A International League.

 

Valencia joins the RiverDogs for his first campaign as first-base coach after two years in the same capacity with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, the Yankees' Eastern League affiliate.

 

Originally signed by the Texas Rangers as a non-drafted free agent in 2004, Valencia began his professional career with the rookie-league GCL Yankees and played his first six seasons for the organization.  The 6'1" catcher smacked a career-best 22 home runs for Double-A Norwich in 1999 and channeled that into a 15 game-stint with Triple-A Columbus in 2000.

 

The Venezuela native enjoyed another cup of coffee in Triple-A in 2003 in the Cleveland Indians' farm system before retiring in 2006.

 

The Yankees also announced that Lee Meyer will serve as the team's trainer and that Vinnie Colangelo will return for his sixth season as the clubhouse manager.