Ware Are They Now? Minor League Coaching Staffs Named

Sunday, December 21 2014 @ 05:32 AM EST

The Blue Jays have announced their minor league coaching staffs for 2015. There are no changes for the Buffalo Bisons while the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Dunedin Blue Jays, the Vancouver Canadians and the Bluefield Blue Jays will have the same managers again for 2015. There will be new men at the helm for Lansing as well as the Gulf Coast League and Dominican Summer League affiliates.


Jeff Ware has been promoted to Lansing to be the pitching coach for the Lugnuts in 2015. The former Jays hurler was the pitching coach in Vancouver in 2014.

To break it down...

• Buffalo - Gary Allenson, Richie Hebner and Randy St. Claire return to their roles of manager, hitting coach and pitching coach respectively.
• New Hampshire - Bobby Meacham will be the skipper again but Stubby Clapp is the hitting coach (moving up from Dunedin) and Bob Stanley will look after the pitchers after serving as bullpen coach with the big club in 2014.
• Dunedin - Omar Malave will lead the troops again and attempt to defend his Florida State League Manager of the Year title while John Tamargo Jr. (who skippered Lansing) is in charge of the hitters and Vince Horsman (up from Lansing) will be the boss man for the hurlers.
• Lansing - Ken Huckaby takes over for Tamargo Jr. as manager as working as Bluefield's hitting coach, Kenny Graham is the new hitting instructor (after being the GCL bench boss) and Jeff Ware will watch over the pitchers.
• Vancouver - Good ol' boy John Schneider is back as field general, Dave Pano remains the hitting coach and Jim Czajkowski returns to replace Ware as pitching coach after moonlighting in Double-A last year.
• Bluefield - Dennis Holmberg is the new boss, same as the old boss. Antonio Caceras is the pitching coach.
• GCL - Cesar Martin will be the new manager, taking over for Graham.
• DSL - Jose Mateo will guide the boys in the Dominican.

1. The City of Dunedin and the Blue Jays will keep negotiations for a new spring training site on the down-low or the Q.T., if you prefer.
2. Stadium upgrades for Cooley Law School Stadium in Lansing and the Outfield Project apartment building are moving along.
3. The Vancouver Canadians will have a star-studded lineup for its annual Hot Stove Luncheon next month.

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