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Year team league record Finish
2007 Stockton (A) California League 64-76 2nd/4th
2008 Stockton (A) California League 76-64 2nd/3rd
2009 Midland (AA) Texas League 78-62 2nd/3rd
2010 Midland (AA) Texas League 70-70 3rd/1st
totals 288-272
2008 playoffs: California League champions; defeated Modesto 2-1 in division series; defeated San Jose 3-2 in division championship
series; defeated Lancaster 3-1 in championship series
2009 playoffs: Texas League champions; defeated San Antonio 3-1 in division series; defeated Northwest Arkansas 3-1 in championship
series
2010 playoffs: Defeated Frisco 3-1 in division series; defeated by Northwest Arkansas 3-1 in championship series
sCoTT emerson
Pitching Coach
Scott Emerson enters his ninth season as a pitching coach in the A’s organization,
his first with Sacramento after serving in the same capacity with Midland for
four seasons. He spent the previous four seasons with the organization’s Single-A
affiliates, spending 2005-06 with Stockton and the 2003-04 seasons with Modesto.
Emerson previously served in the same role for three seasons in the Pittsburgh
Pirates farm system, spending two seasons with the Rookie League club at Bradenton (2000-01) before
moving to Single-A Williamsport in the New York-Penn League (2002).
Emerson was selected by Baltimore in the 40th round of the 1991 June draft. He played parts of four
seasons in the Orioles farm system before being traded to Boston during the 1995 campaign. He was a
10-game winner with Single-A Albany in 1993 and retired as a player following the 1998 season.
Emerson and his wife, Jill, make their offseason home in Rockingham, N.C.
Todd sTeverson
Hitting Coach
Todd Steverson returns to Sacramento after spending two seasons as the A’s first
base coach. Prior to joining the Major League coaching staff, Steverson spent the
previous four seasons managing in the A’s farm system, compiling a 297-264 (.529)
record.
Steverson joined the A’s organization in 2004 as hitting coach for their shortseason
Single-A affiliate at Vancouver. He was named manager at Single-A Stockton in 2005 and guided
the Ports to a 78-62 record and playoff appearance. Steverson returned to Stockton in 2006, then spent
one year at Double-A Midland in 2007 before moving to Triple-A Sacramento. His River Cats compiled
an 83-61 record and won their second consecutive Triple-A and Pacific Coast League championships in
2008. Steverson began his coaching career in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system and spent five seasons
with Potomac (1999; 2001-02), Peoria (2000) and Palm Beach (2003), all Single-A affiliates.
Steverson played professionally for seven seasons, including two seasons in the Major Leagues with
Detroit (1995) and San Diego (1996). He compiled a .256 batting average, two home runs and six RBI
in 31 games, including 30 with the Tigers and one with the Padres. Steverson was drafted by St. Louis
in the sixth round out of Culver City (CA) High School in 1989, but did not sign and attended Arizona
State University. Three years later, he was a first-round pick (25th overall) of Toronto and spent three
seasons in the Blue Jays farm system before he was selected by Detroit in the Rule 5 draft. He concluded
his playing career at Triple-A Memphis in 1998.
Steverson makes his offseason home in Phoenix, Ariz., with his wife Theresa, daughter Joya and son
Jaryn.
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