Dodgers Announce Quakes' Coaching Staff
The Quakes' new manager will be Juan Bustabad, who begins his 12th year in the Dodgers' system. Bustabad joins the Quakes from the Dodgers' Midwest League affiliate, the Great Lakes Loons. Last season, Bustabad's third at the helm of the Loons, he led them to the best record in minor league baseball (90-49) and was voted the Midwest League Manager of the Year. The Loons went 225-193 over the last three years under Bustabad. A first-round pick (fifth overall) by the Oakland Athletics back in 1979, the right-handed hitting infielder was a.247 career minor league hitter, advancing as far as Triple-A.
Entering his fourth year as part of the Dodgers' family will be Michael Boughton, who will serve as the Quakes' hitting coach. Boughton entered the Dodgers' organization in 2008, becoming the hitting coach for Ogden of the Pioneer League, then moved up to Great Lakes where he was part of Bustabad's staff the last two years. Boughton hit .241 over four minor league seasons and actually played in the Cal League back in 1997, appearing in 20 games as a member of the High Desert Mavericks.
New to the coaching ranks of the Dodgers' organization is Pitching Coach Hector Berrios, who for the last 13 years, spent time with the Toronto Blue Jays' and New York Mets' minor league systems. Last season, Berrios was the pitching coach for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets. Berrios did play in the Dodgers' system back in 1992, when he went 1-2 with a 4.38 ERA in 15 games for Triple-A Albuquerque. Like Boughton, Berrios also played in the Cal League, pitching in ten games for the Palm Springs Angels in 1991.
The Quakes' Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator will be named at a later time.
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