White Sox Announce 2016 Player Development Staff

The Chicago White Sox have announced their player development staff and assignments for the 2016 season.
Former White Sox outfielder Aaron Rowand was previously announced as the organization's new outfield and baserunning coordinator. Willie Harris, Rowand's teammate on the 2005 World Series championship team, will begin his coaching career as the hitting coach at Great Falls. Harris appeared in 313 games with the Sox from 2002-05, batting .246 (204-830) with 52 RBI and 49 stolen bases. He scored the game-winning run in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series to complete the four-game sweep.
Five managers return to the White Sox organization, with four leading different clubs from last season. Julio Vinas will manage Class AAA Charlotte after spending the 2013-15 seasons at Class AA Birmingham. Joel Skinner will serve as the manager at Class A Winston-Salem after leading the Knights from 2012-15, while Cole Armstrong will manage Class A Kannapolis (Advanced Rookie Great Falls in 2015). Tommy Thompson will guide Great Falls this season (Kannapolis in 2015), and Mike Gellinger returns to the helm of the Arizona Rookie League White Sox (2015 AZL champions).
Ryan Newman has been tabbed as the new manager at Birmingham after serving as an assistant coach with Charlotte from 2014-15. Newman previously managed in the White Sox system with Advanced Rookie Bristol (2009-10), Great Falls (2011-12) and Winston-Salem (2013). He guided the Voyagers to a Pioneer League championship in 2011.
Five pitching coaches return this season, including Richard Dotson (Charlotte), J.R. Perdew (Birmingham), Jose Bautista (Winston-Salem), Brian Drahman (Kannapolis) and Felipe Lira (AZL White Sox). Matt Zaleski will begin his first season as the Great Falls pitching coach after playing in the White Sox system from 2004-14. The Arlington Heights native went 49-50 with a 3.88 ERA (413 ER/958.1 IP) over 316 games (110 starts) after being selected by the Sox in the 30th round of the 2004 draft.
Nick Capra enters his fifth season as the White Sox director of player development, and Kirk Champion will serve as the organization's field coordinator for the fifth consecutive season.
Following are the White Sox full player development assignments for 2016:

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS
Director of Player Development: Nick Capra
Assistant Director of Player Development: Del Matthews
Field Coordinator: Kirk Champion
Pitching Coordinator: Curt Hasler
Hitting Coordinator: Vance Law
Infield Coordinator: Ever Magallanes
Catching Instructor: John Orton
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator: Aaron Rowand
Base Stealing Advisor: Vince Coleman
Conditioning Coordinator: Dale Torborg
Minor League Training/Rehabilitation Coordinator: Scott Takao
Physical Therapist: Sean Bardenett
Coaching Assistants: Jerry Hairston and Anthony Santiago
CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
Manager: Julio Vinas
Pitching Coach: Richard Dotson
Hitting Coach: Andy Tomberlin
Coach: Tim Esmay
Trainer: Scott Johnson
Conditioning: Shawn Powell
CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Manager: Ryan Newman
Pitching Coach: J.R. Perdew
Hitting Coach: Jaime Dismuke
Trainer: James Kruk
Conditioning: Tim Rodmaker
CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
Manager: Joel Skinner  
Pitching Coach: Jose Bautista
Hitting Coach: Charlie Poe
Trainer: Josh Fallin
Conditioning: George Timke
CLASS A KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
Manager: Cole Armstrong
Pitching Coach: Brian Drahman
Hitting Coach: Justin Jirschele
Trainer: Joe Geck
Conditioning: Bret Kelly
ADVANCED ROOKIE GREAT FALLS VOYAGERS
Manager: Tommy Thompson
Pitching Coach: Matt Zaleski
Hitting Coach: Willie Harris
Trainer: Margaret Rall
Conditioning: Goldy Simmons
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE WHITE SOX
Manager: Mike Gellinger
Pitching Coach: Felipe Lira
Hitting Coach: Gary Ward
Trainer: Cory Barton
Conditioning: Ibrahim Rivera
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY
Academy and Field Coordinator: Rafael Santana
Manager: Julio Valdez
Pitching Coaches: Leo Hernandez and Jose Brito
Hitting Coach: Angel Gonzalez
Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
Outfield Coach: Rafael Rijo
Trainer: Jose Del Villar
Conditioning Coach: Pedro Gomez