The White Sox have announced their player development staff and assignments for the 2026 season. This is the third year that Paul Janish will oversee the organization’s minor-league operations and player development system.
Though some familiar faces will be returning to manage, the White Sox are shaking up the assignments following the departure of Triple-A skipper Sergio Santos.
- Triple-A Charlotte: Chad Pinder
- Double-A Birmingham: Patrick Leyland
- High-A Winston-Salem: Guillermo Quiroz
- Low-A Kannapolis: Jayson Nix
- ACL White Sox: Daniel González
Pinder, who landed his first managerial role with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers last year, returns for his second season as a manager in the White Sox organization. Leyland, who spent last season managing Winston-Salem, begins his first year with the Barons. Quiroz returns for his 10th season in the Sox system to manage the Dash after leading Birmingham to its second straight Southern League title in 2025. Nix enters his first season as a manager in the White Sox system after playing seven major-league seasons from 2008-14, including parts of two years with the White Sox from 2009-10. And finally, González rounds out the crew by returning for his fourth straight season as manager of the ACL White Sox.
Elsewhere in the system, Zach McAllister (pitching consultant), Sherman Johnson (hitting coordinator), and Ross Steedley (catching coordinator) are all set to begin their first seasons with the White Sox. McAllister pitched in nine major-league seasons with Cleveland (2011-18), Detroit (2018), and New York-AL (2023). Johnson joins the team from Baltimore, where he previously served as an assistant hitting coach/upper-level hitting coordinator on the Orioles’ major-league coaching staff in 2025. Likely having ties to the director of hitting Ryan Fuller, Johnson also worked as the team’s minor league upper-level hitting coordinator in 2024 and as hitting coach at Double-A Bowie in 2023. Steedley spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Appalachian State University.
Here are the full White Sox player development assignments for 2026:
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT STAFF
- Director, Player Development: Paul Janish
- Director, Minor League Administration: Kathy Potoski
- Senior Advisor to Pitching: Brian Bannister
- Director of Hitting: Ryan Fuller
- Director, Pitching Strategy: Rod Larson
- Assistant Director, International Scouting/Latin America Operations: Louis Silverio
- Manager, Player Development/International Operations: Grant Flick
- Education Coordinator: Haley Poole
- Special Assistant, Player Development: Phil Nevin
- Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President/General Manager: Doug Sisson
- Arizona Facility Manager: Joe Lachcik
- Director, Clubhouse Staff: Dan Flood
- Charlotte Clubhouse Manager: Bryant Biasotti
- Assistant Charlotte Clubhouse Manager: Corbin Balzer
- Birmingham Clubhouse Manager: Chance Miller
- Winston-Salem Clubhouse Manager: Sean Thomas
- Kannapolis Clubhouse Manager: Eli Fugitt
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS/ROVERS
- Field/Infield Coordinator: Ryan Newman
- Pitching Coordinator: Matt Zaleski
- Assistant Pitching Coordinator: Curt Hasler
- Lower-Level Pitching Coordinator: Hiram Burgos
- Pitching Consultant: Zach McAllister
- Hitting Coordinator: Sherman Johnson
- Assistant Hitting Coordinator: Danny Santin
- Catching Coordinator: Ross Steedley
- Rehab Pitching Coach: Garvin Alston
- Sports Science Coordinator: Joe D’Amato
- Player Development Biomechanist: Motoki Sakurai
- Player Development Analyst: Ethan Bain
- Player Development Analyst: Zubin Srivastava
- Nutritionist: Sarah Walsh
- Mental Performance: Cristian Guzman
MEDICAL STAFF
- Medical Coordinator: Kevin Pillifant
- Physical Therapist: Cheyenne Conger
- Physical Therapist: Melissa Tighe
- Performance Coordinator: Sergio Rojas
- Assistant Performance Coordinator: John Perry
- Medical Administrator: Scott Takao
CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
- Manager: Chad Pinder
- Pitching Coach: Scott Aldred
- Hitting Coach: Cam Seitzer
- Bench Coach: Pat Listach
- Catching/Development Coach: Ángel Rosario
- Trainer: Carson Wooten
- Performance Coach: George Timke
CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM BARONS
- Manager: Pat Leyland
- Pitching Coach: John Kovalik
- Hitting Coach: Aaron Bray
- Bench Coach: Daniel Millwee
- Trainer: AJ Smith
- Performance Coach: Juan Maldonado
CLASS HIGH A WINSTON-SALEM DASH
- Manager: Guillermo Quiroz
- Pitching Coach: Jacob Dorris
- Hitting Coach: Adam Sinkoe
- Bench Coach: Tyler Coolbaugh
- Trainer: Austin Smith
- Performance Coach: Logan Jones
CLASS A KANNAPOLIS CANNON BALLERS
- Manager: Jayson Nix
- Pitching Coach: Rob Hardy
- Hitting Coach: Charlie Romero
- Bench Coach: Xavier Fernandez
- Trainer: Kira Felise
- Performance Coach: Rodain Delus
ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE WHITE SOX
- Manager: Daniel González
- Pitching Coach: Anders Dzurak
- Hitting Coach: Gerardo Olivares
- Bench Coach: Mike Gellinger
- Development Coach: Miguel Gonzalez
- Trainer: Abby McGurrin
- Performance Coach: Max Huberman
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY | DSL WHITE SOX
- Manager, Complex Operations: Wellington Morrobel
- Manager, Administration: Carolina Santos
- Manager: Anthony Núñez
- Pitching Coach: JC Sanner
- Pitching Coach: Carlos Chavez
- Infield Coach: Guillermo Reyes
- Hitting Coach: Moisés Núñez
- Development Coach: Rigaberto Silverio
- Trainer: Gustavo De La Cruz
- Assistant Trainer: Neftali Diaz
- Performance Coach: Fran Batista
- Assistant Performance Coach: Carlos Javier
- Video Coordinator: Miguel Pérez
- Lead Educator: Pablo Frías
- Education Assistant: Rubén Benavides
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