Jan. 21--Former Arizona State head baseball coach Tim Esmay was named Class-A Winston-Salem manager by the Chicago White Sox.
Esmay coached the Sun Devils from 2010 to 2014, leading them to four NCAA regional berths before resigning and replaced by former Indiana coach Tracy Smith. Esmay, who played at ASU, also was the head coach at Utah.
Former Sox minor league catcher Cole Armstrong was promoted to manager of Advanced Rookie Great Falls. Armstong served as the hitting coach of the Sox's rookie Arizona League team last summer.
Joel Skinner (Triple-A Charlotte), Julio Vinas (Double-A Birmingham) and Mike Gellinger (Arizona League) return as managers. Tommy Thompson, who managed Winston-Salem last season, will take over as manager at Class-A Kannapolis.
The following are the Sox's 2015 player development assignments:
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
Hitting Instructor: Tim Laker
Infield Instructor: Ever Magallanes
Catching Instructor: John Orton
Outfield /Baserunning Instructor: Doug Sisson
Conditioning Coordinator: Dale Torborg
Minor League Medical/Rehabilitation Coordinator: Scott Takao
Physical Therapist: Brett Walker
Coaching Assistants: Jerry Hairston, Chet DiEmidio and Anthony Santiago
CLASS-AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
Manager: Joel Skinner
Pitching Coach: Richard Dotson
Hitting Coach: Andy Tomberlin
Assistant Coach: Ryan Newman
Trainer: Scott Johnson
Conditioning: Chad Efron
CLASS-AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Manager: Julio Vinas
Pitching Coach: Britt Burns
Hitting Coach: Jaime Dismuke
Trainer: Joe Geck
Conditioning: Tim Rodmaker
CLASS-A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
Manager: Tim Esmay
Pitching Coach: J. R. Perdew
Hitting Coach: Charlie Poe
Trainer: Josh Fallin
Conditioning: Shawn Powell
CLASS-A KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS
Manager: Tommy Thompson
Pitching Coach: Jose Bautista
Hitting Coach: Rob Sasser
Trainer: James Kruk
Conditioning: George Timke
ADVANCED ROOKIE GREAT FALLS VOYAGERS
Manager: Cole Armstrong
Pitching Coach: Brian Drahman
Hitting Coach: Greg Briley
Trainer: Margaret Rall
Conditioning: Bret Kelly
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 Coach: Leo Hernandez
Hitting Coach: Angel Gonzalez
Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
Outfield Coach: Rafael Rijo
Trainer: Jose Del Villar
Conditioning Coach: Pedro Gomez
