Long time Jacksonville bench coach, and one of the few holdovers from the previous management, has announced his retirement. Rose spent over 30 years on a BBA bench, spending the majority of those years as the manager of the Yellow Springs franchise. After falling out of favor in Yellow Springs, he spent a year in AAA managing and was then signed by Greenville as bench coach. Rose served more than 10 years as bench boss for the Moonshiners/Hurricanes and there were some whisperings that he was being tabbed for a few potential managerial openings.
"To say Brett will be missed around here is an understatement. We had had discussions about allowing his contract to expire so he could test the managerial waters, but a few weeks ago he had expressed that he was toying with the idea of retirement and no matter what, he wanted to finish his career as a Hurricane. We wish Brett nothing but the best in his post-retirement career and hope to see him around the club from time to time," said GM Tyler Simmons.
Replacing Rose will be Pitching Coach Joey Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos has been mentioned in many managerial/bench coach openings, but Jacksonville would not let him go. Cienfuegos has spent the past 7 seasons as the pitching coach, and many pitchers he has worked with sing his praises.
Replacing Cienfuegos as the Pitching Coach will be AAA Pitching Coach Jose Blanco. Blanco served as the Kernals Pitching Coach from 2020-2021 and has spent the last dozen years in the Jacksonville minor league system. Some think Blanco was chosen because he has shown an affinity for power pitchers and may be able to get the most out of newly acquired ace, Egbert Behner.
Tropical Tidbits 36.01 - Rose Retires
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