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Joey Votto 'So Annoyed' With Early Season Slump; David Bell Returns To San Francisco

When the Reds were no-hit by A’s starter Mike Fiers on Tuesday, Joey Votto came the closest to a hit and showed a glimmer of the kind of swings he wants to take.

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Donnie Ecker Named To Reds' Coaching Staff

The Peoria Chiefs have consistently cranked out major-league coaching products over their long history, and the class-A Midwest League team added another to its list Monday.

Peoria Journal Star

Power Surge Gets Andy Young A Promotion; Rangel Ravelo Quietly Having A Career Year; Anthony Garcia Thrives At The Plate

Shortly after Low-A Peoria’s 4-3 victory over Burlington on June 18, second baseman Andy Young got called into manager Chris Swauger’s office.

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Chris Swauger Takes A Run At Steamboat Classic; No Place Like Home; Awesome Ian Oxnevad; Call The Nick Plummer; Peoria Briefs

The Peoria Chiefs showed quite a running game Saturday, albeit off the field.

Peoria Journal Star

Brian O'Keefe Glad The Calendar Has Turned

Timing is everything. Just ask Peoria Chiefs catcher Brian O’Keefe, who has been well-aware of the calendar in relation to his offense the last few weeks.

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Chris Swauger Named New Single-A Peoria Manager

The Peoria Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals have announced the 2017 Chiefs field staff with new manager Chris Swauger taking over for Joe Kruzel. Pitching coach Dernier Orozco returns for the third season in a row while Donnie Ecker will be the hitting coach. Athletic Trainer Dan Martin, also returns to the Chiefs staff Frank Spinelli is the new strength and conditioning coach.
Peoria Official Site

The Peoria Chiefs will have a new manager for the 2017 Midwest League season.
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Palm Beach Announces 2016 Staff

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced their minor league field staffs for the upcoming 2016 season and Oliver Marmol will return as manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals. In Marmol's first season with the Palm Beach Cardinals he posted an overall record of 75-63 and won the Second Half Florida State League South Division with a 43-25 record.

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Cardinals Announce Minors Staffs, Player Development Assignments

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today the coaching staffs for the 2016 season for their minor league affiliates in addition to their player development personnel.
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All eight Cardinals incumbent Minor League managers will return to their affiliates in 2016, the team announced on Tuesday. There will also be no changes with the pitching coach assignments at the four full-season affiliates -- Triple-A Memphis, Double-A Springfield, Class A Advanced Palm Beach and low Class A Peoria.
St. Louis Official Site

There are few changes in the St. Louis Cardinals player development ranks from 2015 to 2016.
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Cardinals Add Four New Fourth Coach/Scouts

A program begun last season to build a pipeline of young coaches and scouts is continuing in 2015.

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Donnie Ecker Accepts Player Development Position With Cardinals

An erstwhile Eagle will soon be a bird of a different feather.

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