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200 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Rick Sweet - Manager, AAA Louisville Rick Sweet enters his fifth season in the Reds organization and his 21st season as a minor league skipper. In 2008, Sweet’s Louisville club finished with a franchise-best 88-56 record and won their first International League West Division title since 2003. Following the season Sweet was named International League Manager of the Year. That award marked his first since 1994, when after guiding Tucson to the Pacific Coast League Championship he was named the PCL’s top skipper. At 303-272, Sweet is the winningest manager in Louisville club history. Overall, he owns a career record of 1,352-1,327 (.505), including a 781-704 mark at the Triple-A level. Sweet also has managed in the Seattle (1987-88), Houston (1989-1995), New York Mets (1997), Montreal (1998 & 2000), San Diego (2001-03) and Detroit (2004) systems. He served with the Astros as first base coach in 1996 and with the Expos as field coordinator from 1999-2000. The former catcher had a 9-year playing career (1975-83), including 3 seasons in the majors with San Diego (1978), New York Mets (1982) and Seattle (1982-83). Following his playing days, Sweet became bullpen catcher for the Mariners (1984) and then an advance scout (1985-86). Rick, 56, resides in Vancouver, Washington. Ted Power - Pitching Coach, AAA Louisville Ted Power enters his fourth season as the pitching coach at Louisville. He took over his current position in May 2006 after briefly serving as Reds’ pitching rehabilitation coordinator. Following the 2008 season, he worked as Peoria’s pitching coach in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. Prior to 2006, Power was the pitching coach at Rookie Billings (2000-01) and Class A Dayton (2002). The former right-handed pitcher enjoyed a 13-year Major League career with Los Angeles (1981-82), Cincinnati (1983-87, 1991), Kansas City (1988), Detroit (1988), St. Louis (1989), Pittsburgh (1990), Cleveland (1992-93) and Seattle (1993). Ted, 54, resides in Sarasota, Florida. Adrian “Smokey” Garrett - Hitting Coach, AAA Louisville Adrian Garrett enters his seventh season in the Reds organization, all as the hitting coach at Louisville. Prior to joining the Reds, the 25-year coaching veteran served as the hitting coordinator for the Florida Marlins (1999-01). He also worked for the Marlins as a coach at Triple-A Edmonton (1993-94) and Triple-A Charlotte (1995-98). Garrett began his coaching career as a manager in the Chicago White Sox organization (1982-84). He also served as the White Sox’ minor-league hitting instructor in 1985. The former outfielder/catcher then spent 6 seasons as a coach in the Kansas City organization (1987-92), including 1 season (1987) at Triple-A Omaha and 5 seasons (1988-92) on the Major League coaching staff. Garrett played 19 years of professional baseball (1961-79), including parts of 8 seasons in the majors with Atlanta, Chicago Cubs, Oakland and California. He finished his playing career in Japan with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1977-79. Adrian, 66, resides in Manchaca, Texas. David Bell - Manager, AA Carolina David Bell is the manager at Double-A Carolina in his first season in the Reds organization. This season will mark his first as a manager or coach at the professional level. Bell played parts of 12 seasons in the big leagues with the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers. A member of one of Major League Baseball’s 3-generation families, Bell is the son of former third baseman Buddy and the grandson of fomer Reds great Gus. Brothers Mike and Rick Bell also played professionally. On June 28, 2004 vs Montreal, Bell became the first Phillie in 9 years to hit for the cycle. Gus Bell accomplished the feat in 1951, making them the first grandfather-grandson tandem in history to hit for the cycle. In 2002, Bell received the Willie McCovey Award as the Giants’ most inspirational player. David grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Moeller High School, where he helped lead the Crusaders to a 1989 state championship. CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE Managers And Coaches
Tom Browning - Pitching Coach, AA Carolina Tom Browning begins his first season as the pitching coach at Double-A Carolina. He held the same duties for Rookie Billings in 2007, his first season as a coach in the Reds system. Perhaps best known for pitching a perfect game vs the Dodgers on September 16, 1988, Browning spent all but 2 appearances of his 12-year Major League career with the Reds and finished with an overall record of 123-90 and a 3.94 ERA. He was named to the National League All-Star team in 1991. The southpaw became the first rookie in 31 years to win 20 games at the big league level when he went 20-9 (3.55) for the Reds in 1985. He won 15 games in 1990 to help lead Cincinnati to their first World Series championship since the days of the Big Red Machine. Browning retired in 1996 after a brief stint with the Royals. Ten years later, he was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame. Tom, 48, resides in Cincinnati. Ryan Jackson - Hitting Coach, AA Carolina Ryan Jackson enters his third season in the Reds organization, his first as the hitting coach at Double-A Carolina. He began his professional coaching career in 2007 as the hitting coach at Class A Sarasota and performed those same duties for the SaraReds last season. Originally drafted by the Marlins in 1994, Jackson enjoyed an 11-year professional career that included parts of 4 seasons at the Major League level with Florida (1998), Seattle (1999) and Detroit (2001-02). In his Major League debut on 3/31/98 vs the Cubs, he collected 2 hits and 2 RBI. Jackson played collegiately at Duke University. Ryan, 37, resides in Sarasota, Florida with wife Arin and sons Jakob, 7 and Luke, 4. Joe Ayrault - Manager, A Sarasota Joe Ayrault returns for his third season as the manager at Sarasota and for his sixth season in the organization. In 2007, his first season managing at the professional level, he led the SaraReds to the Florida State League playoffs with an 81-59 (.579) record. Only 14 teams in all of minor league baseball had more wins than Ayrault’s Reds that year. Previously, Ayrault served as Sarasota’s hitting coach in 2006 and handled the same duties for the Rookie GCL Reds from 2004-2005. Prior to joining the Reds, he spent 3 seasons in the Texas organization, where he served as a coach with the Rookie GCL Rangers (2001), Class A Savannah (2002) and Class A Stockton (2003). The former catcher spent his entire playing career in the Atlanta organization from 1990-97. He made his only Major League appearances in 1996 by playing in 7 games for the Braves and made the post-season roster. Joe, 37, resides in Sarasota, Florida with wife Kelly and children Haley, 4, and Kole, 1. Tom Brown - Pitching Coach, A Sarasota Tom Brown enters his third season as the pitching coach at Class A Sarasota. Prior to joining the Reds organization, he served as pitching coach for Triple-A Albuquerque (Marlins) in 2006. Brown also worked in the same capacity with Triple-A Fresno (Giants) in 2005. After 3 seasons as minor league pitching coordinator for San Diego, Brown was appointed pitching coach at Triple-A Portland in 2003. He has also worked as pitching coach for Triple-A Oklahoma (1995-98) and Triple-A Las Vegas (1999). Brown began his professional coaching career in the Baltimore Orioles organization as pitching coach for Double-A Hagerstown from 1988-90 and for the GCL Orioles in 1981. During his playing days, Brown pitched in both the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners chains, appearing in 6 Major League games with Seattle in 1978. He attended Northeast Louisiana University, where in 1972 he led the nation with a 0.51 ERA. Tom and his wife of 38 years, Sandy, reside in Venice, Florida. Jorge Orta - Hitting Coach, A Sarasota Jorge Orta enters his fourth season in the Reds organization and his first as the hitting coach for Class-A Sarasota. He worked last season in the same capacity for the Rookie GCL Reds. Prior to that he spent 2 seasons as the Reds roving hitting instructor. Orta joined the Reds after spending 9 seasons in the Houston organization, including 2 seasons as a coach at Class-A Tri-City. Prior to that role, Orta served 3 seasons as the manager at Rookie Martinsville where he posted a 114-86 mark and guided the team to the Appalachian League championship series in 2003. He also held coaching positions with the Astros at Class-A Quad City (1997), Double-A Jackson (1998), Triple-A New Orleans (1999) and Class-A Auburn (2000). The former infielder/outfielder played 16 seasons in the majors with Chicago White Sox (1972-79), Cleveland (1980-81), Los Angeles (1982), Toronto (1983) and Kansas City (1984-87). Orta, 58, is the son of the late Pedro Orta, the Babe Ruth of Cuban baseball. CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE 201 FRONT 2002 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2003 REDS REDS REDS IN MINOR MEDIA
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