White Sox announce 2022 player development staff

By | February 2, 2022

CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox have announced their player development staff and assignments for the 2022 season under Chris Getz, assistant general manager/player development. Getz enters his sixth year overseeing the organization’s minor-league operations and player development system. He was promoted to his current role prior to the 2021 season after serving as director of player development from 2017-20.

Wes Helms (Class AAA Charlotte), Justin Jirschele (Class AA Birmingham), Lorenzo Bundy (Class A Winston-Salem), Guillermo Quiroz (Class A Kannapolis) and Patrick Leyland (Arizona Complex League White Sox) will serve as the organization’s managers in 2022. Helms, Jirschele and Quiroz return to their clubs following the 2021 season, while Leyland makes his managerial debut after serving as bench coach with Kannapolis last season. Bundy enters his 13th season as a minor-league manager, and first in the White Sox system, after working in the Mets organization from 2020-21.

Jasmine Dunston joins the organization as the new director of minor-league operations, replacing Grace Guerrero Zwit who retired from the club as the senior director of minor-league operations. Zwit spent 40 seasons in the White Sox baseball operations department, including the last 14 as senior director. Zwit was hired by the late Roland Hemond and Dave Dombrowski in 1982 as an assistant in the player development and scouting departments.

“I am incredibly pleased and excited about our returning coaches and instructors and how they will integrate with high quality and skilled new hires joining the organization,” said Getz. “Over the last few seasons, our system has developed numerous players whose impact culminated at the major-league level in back-to-back postseason appearances and a division title. The preparedness of our minor leaguers to fill key spots on our big-league roster is a reflection of the strong work ethic and successful programs implemented through our player development system. I am excited to see the continued growth of our young players and their impact on the 2022 season.”

Coordinators returning to the organization include Doug Sisson (field), Everett Teaford (pitching), J.R. Perdew (assistant pitching), Andy Barkett (hitting) and Ryan Johansen (assistant hitting). Ryan Newman, who managed in the Chicago system for 11 seasons, returns as the infield coordinator.

Former White Sox outfielder Nicky Delmonico makes his professional coaching debut as the hitting coach with Winston-Salem. Delmonico appeared in 158 career major-league games with the Sox from 2017-20.

Following are the White Sox full player development assignments for 2022:

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS/ROVERS

MEDICAL STAFF

ARIZONA OPERATIONS

CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS

CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS

CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM DASH

CLASS A KANNAPOLIS CANNON BALLERS

ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE WHITE SOX

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY | DSL WHITE SOX

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