Edwin Rodriguez and Phillip Wellman are returning to manage the Padres’ two highest minor league affiliates — at Triple-A El Paso and Double-A Amarillo — while former USD infielder Mike McCoy will skipper high Single-A Lake Elsinore for the first time.

McCoy, a Grossmont High product, was a 34th-round round pick in 2002 of the Cardinals who joined the Padres’ player development system in 2016. He had served as short-season Tri-City’s manager the previous two seasons.

Joining McCoy on Lake Elsinore’s staff is hitting coach Patrick O’Sullivan and fielding coach Felipe Blanco. A pitching coach has yet to be named as Pete Zamora is jumping to El Paso in the same capacity.

Also on Rodriguez’s coaching staff in El Paso is hitting coach Morgan Burkhart and brother Lance Burkhart as the fielding coach.


Jimmy Jones will again serve as Amarillo’s pitching coach under Wellman, who guided the Sod Poodles to a Texas League championship during their inaugural 2019 campaign. Hitting coach Raul Padron and fielding coach Freddy Flores are also returning.

Manager Anthony Contreras, pitching coach Leo Rosales, hitting coach Jonathan Mathews and fielding coach Jonathan Meyer will comprise low Single-A Fort Wayne’s staff, while manager Vinny Lopez, pitching coach Gorman Heimueller, hitting coach Raul Gonzalez and fielding coach Luis Mendez will lead short-season Tri-City.

Aaron Levin and Oscar Salazar will manage the Padres’ two affiliates in the rookie-level Arizona League and Miguel Del Castillo will manage the Padres’ Dominican Summer League affiliate.

