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Cesar Cedeño to return to Greeneville staff

October 22, 2015

GREENEVILLE, TN - The Houston Astros have announced their minor league staff for the 2016 season. Greeneville's manager has yet to be determined, but Chris Holt (pitching coach), Cesar Cedeno (hitting coach), Elliot Diehl (athletic trainer) and Ju­lio Diaz (strength) will comprise the coaching staff.

Holt will begin his third season in the Astros organization and his first as Greeneville's pitching coach after serving the last two years in class short-season A Tri-City. Cedeno returns to Greeneville for his fifth consecutive season, and his 16th as a coach with the Astros. The four-time All-Star played 12 seasons (1970-81) with the Astros and collected five Gold Gloves as an outfielder. Diehl will be entering his second season in Greeneville, and Diaz will begin his fourth season with the Astros organization after previous stints with class A Quad Cities and the rookie Gulf Coast League Astros.

After leading the Greeneville Astros to the Appalachian League Championship title in his first year as a manager, Lamarr Rogers will move up to Tri-City to serve as the club's manager for the 2016 season. Meanwhile, Josh Miller will enter a new role as complex coordinator (pitching) following three seasons as Greeneville's pitching coach and two as a pro scout for the Astros. In his new role, Miller will oversee the Astros pitching programs at their complex in Kissimmee, Fla., which will include the extended Spring Training and rehab pitching programs. Luis Mateo, who also coached on Greeneville's staff last season, will now be the hitting coach for the GCL Astros. Finally, last season's strength and conditioning coach Joe Bossard will be moving to class A Quad Cities.

Former Greeneville managers Rodney Linares (Double A Corpus Christi), Omar Lopez (Class A Advanced Lancaster) and Josh Bonifay (Class A Quad Cities) will all return to manage at their same posts for 2016. Other former Greeneville field staff members still working at different levels throughout the Astros system include the following: 2014 coach Wladimir Sutil (Quad Cities), 2014 athletic trainer John Gregorich (Tri-City), 2014 strength & conditioning Dwayne Peterson (Lancaster), 2012-13 athletic trainer Corey O'Brien (Quad Cities), 2011 athletic trainer Michael Rendon (Lancaster), 2010 pitching coach Dave Borkowski (Quad Cities), 2008-10 athletic trainer Grant Hufford (Corpus Christi) and 2007 athletic trainer Bryan Baca (Fresno).

The Greeneville Astros are the Appalachian League affiliate of the Houston Astros. For more information, call (423) 638-0411.

2016 MINOR LEAGUE STAFF

COORDINATORS & ROVERS

Field Coordinator Paul Runge

Hitting Coordinator Jeff Albert

Pitching Coordinator Doug White

Catching Coordinator Mark Bailey

Infield Coordinator Adam Everett

Roving Outfield Instructor Leon Roberts

Mindset Coach Morgan Ensberg

Strength & Conditioning Brendan Verner

Rehab Coordinator Daniel Roberts

Complex Coordinator-Pitching Josh Miller

 

TRIPLE A FRESNO

Manager Tony DeFrancesco

Pitching Coach Dyar Miller

Hitting Coach Ralph Dickenson

Athletic Trainer Bryan Baca

Strength & Conditioning Trey Wiedman

 

DOUBLE A CORPUS CHRISTI

Manager Rodney Linares

Pitching Coach Doug Brocail

Hitting Coach Dan Radison

Athletic Trainer Grant Hufford

Strength & Conditioning Taylor Rhoades

 

CLASS A ADVANCED LANCASTER

Manager Omar Lopez

Pitching Coach Michael Burns

Hitting Coach Darryl Robinson

Athletic Trainer Michael Rendon

Strength & Conditioning Dwayne Peterson

 

CLASS A QUAD CITIES

Manager Josh Bonifay

Pitching Coach Dave Borkowski

Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis

Coach Wladimir Sutil

Athletic Trainer Corey O'Brien

Strength & Conditioning Joe Bossard

 

CLASS A SHORT SEASON TRI-CITY

Manager Lamarr Rogers

Pitching Coach Ace Adams

Hitting Coach Russ Steinhorn

Athletic Trainer John Gregorich

Strength & Conditioning Mark Spadavecchia

 

ROOKIE LEVEL GREENEVILLE

Manager TBD

Pitching Coach Chris Holt

Hitting Coach Cesar Cedeno

Athletic Trainer Elliot Diehl

Strength & Conditioning Julio Diaz

 

ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE

Manager Marty Malloy

Pitching Coach Erick Abreu

Hitting Coach Luis Mateo

Coach Ramon Vazquez

Athletic Trainer Ben Myers