The Colorado Rockies announced their Minor League staff for the 2016 season today. The announcement includes a new High-A Supervisor of Development, a change in managers at two different levels and four new hitting coaches, three of which are to be determined.
Andy Gonzalez will be the new manager for Short-Season Boise. This will be the first managerial position for Gonzalez, who made his coaching debut in 2015 as the hitting coach for Boise. Gonzalez played professionally for 13 seasons, having been originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth round of 2001 First-Year Player Draft. The Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico native played in parts of three seasons at the Major League level with Chicago-AL (2007), Cleveland (2008) and Florida (2009).
The new manager for Rookie-Level Grand Junction will be Frank Gonzales, who spent 2015 as the manager for Single-A Boise. This will be the fourth season in the Rockies organization for Gonzales, who served as the pitching coach at former Short-Season affiliate Tri-City in 2013 and 2014. Gonzalez, a native of La Junta, Colo., played professionally for eight years after being drafted out of Colorado State University by the Detroit Tigers in the 16th round of the 1989 First-Year Player Draft. Prior to being hired as a coach by the Rockies, he spent four years (2009-2012) as Head Baseball Coach at Fort Collins High School and seven years as the head coach of Colorado State's club baseball team. His son Marco Gonzales is currently a pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Anthony Sanders will begin his first season as the Supervisor of High-A Development after previously serving three seasons as the manager for Rookie-Level Grand Junction from 2013-15. He was named the Pioneer League Manager of the Year following the 2014 season after guiding the Rockies to a 43-33 overall record. Sanders began his career with the Rockies as the hitting coach at Short-Season Tri-City from 2007-12. The former Major League outfielder was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round of the 1992 First-Year Player Draft and played three seasons in the Major Leagues with Toronto (1999) and Seattle (2000-01).
Lee Stevens will begin his first season as the hitting coach for High-A Modesto, his fourth season overall in the Rockies organization. Stevens was previously the hitting coach for three seasons with Rookie-Level Grand Junction. The former first-round draft pick of the California Angels in 1986 played eight years in the Major Leagues with California (1990-92), Texas (1996-99), Montreal (2000-02) and Cleveland (2002) and has 17 total years in professional baseball.
Below is a complete list of the Rockies Minor League staff with the changes for 2016 in bold. For those who have changed positions, the title he held in 2015 is in parentheses.
ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF
Director of Pitching Operations - Mark Wiley
Pitching Coordinator - Doug Linton
Assistant Pitching Coordinator - Bob Apodaca
Hitting Coordinator - Duane Espy
Catching Coordinator - Mark Strittmatter
Rehabilitation Coordinator - Scott Murayama
Assistant Rehabilitation Coordinator - Andy Stover
Physical Performance Coordinator - Brian Buck
Assistant Video Coordinator - Jeff Nelson
Supervisor of Cultural Development - Josh Rosenthal
Cultural Education Coordinator - Angel Amparo
Mental Skills Coordinator - TBD
Equipment Manager - Jerry Bass
ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES (AAA)  
Manager - Glenallen Hill  
Pitching Coach - Darryl Scott  
Hitting Coach - TBD  
Medical Trainer - Heath Townsend
HARTFORD YARD GOATS (AA)
Supervisor - Ron Gideon
Manager - Darin Everson
Hitting Coach - Jeff Salazar
Medical Trainer - Billy Whitehead
MODESTO NUTS (A+)   
Supervisor - Anthony Sanders (Grand Junction Manager)  
Manager - Fred Ocasio  
Pitching Coach - Brandon Emanuel   
Hitting Coach - Lee Stevens (Grand Junction Hitting Coach)    
Medical Trainer - Josh Guterman  
ASHEVILLE TOURISTS (A)
Supervisor - Marv Foley
Manager - Warren Schaeffer
Pitching Coach - Mark Brewer
Hitting Coach - Mike Devereaux
Medical Trainer - Casey Papas
BOISE HAWKS (SS-A)     
Supervisor - Fred Nelson   
Manager - Andy Gonzalez (Boise Hitting Coach)   
Pitching Coach - Doug Jones  
Hitting Coach - TBD   
Medical Trainer - Mickey Clarizio  
GRAND JUNCTION ROCKIES (R)
Supervisor - Tony Diaz
Manager - Frank Gonzales (Boise Manager)
Pitching Coach - Ryan Kibler
 Hitting Coach - TBD
 Medical Trainer - John Duff
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (R)
Field Coordinator - Edison Lora
Manager - Mauricio Gonzalez
Coach - Eugenio Jose
Coach - Florentino Nunez
Medical Trainer - Andri Guevara
Medical Trainer - Arnaldo Gomez