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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

lots of suburban school attendees for a program devoted to helping "inner city youth"

I applaud what they are trying to do but why not be up front with the goals of the program?

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Colleges?? (Nas) (Tuskegee) (Heartland) (Lane) (Madison Technical College) (Claflin)

Good for these guys though. Ben Zobrist went to Olivet Nazarene...so who knows?

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Tuskegee is a name brand. I don't know why you would have included it.

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I am sure a lot of those kids started out in the city. Plus youth baseball in the South Suburbs has been pretty down.

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This is a fantastic program and enough can't be said about the selfless and dedicated people who run it. They're doing great things.

Just reading the the article..C.J. Stallings (Tuskegee)

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Where did you play your college ball?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... story.html

The White Sox have added former major-league infielder Mark Grudzielanek to manage Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced Wednesday along with its entire player development staff.

Grudzielanek played 15 major-league seasons through 2010, including 2003-04 with the Cubs. He was an assistant coordinator in the Diamondbacks system last year and managed Class-A Kane County in 2015.

He replaces Julio Vinas, who returns to manage Double-A Birmingham, which he led from 2013-15. Chris Getz, the Sox’s new director of player development, said Grudzielanek was a candidate the Sox identified early on.

“He’s well thought of over (with the Diamondbacks),” Getz said. “We looked at him as a guy who has a high ceiling, is very knowledgeable, and we’re excited to add him to the Triple-A managerial position. I think he’s going to be a great asset to our organization, not only now but long term.”

Former Sox player Willie Harris will make his managerial debut at Class-A Winston-Salem after joining the system as the hitting coach at Advanced Rookie Great Falls last season. Justin Jirschele will also make his managerial debut at Class-A Kannapolis. Tim Esmay will manage Great Falls and Ryan Newman will manage the Arizona Rookie League team.

The Sox also made changes to the overall player development staff under Getz, who has had a full schedule traveling to Chicago to meet the front office, the Dominican Republic to see Sox operations there and Arizona to attend the club’s organizational meetings and the Arizona Fall League.

Richard Dotson becomes the pitching coordinator, replacing Curt Hasler, who was named the Sox bullpen coach last month. Dotson was the pitching coach at Charlotte for nine seasons.

“He’s a very intelligent person, a person that relates very well to players,” Getz said. “I’ve never met a player that does not like Richard Dotson, and it’s really because of his people skills and his ability to teach and get players better.”

Mike Gellinger, entering his 29th year in the organization, becomes the minor-league hitting coordinator. Getz got to know both Dotson and Gellinger as a player.

“(Gellinger) has got a great temperament about him, a great understanding of hitting,” Getz said. “He also has a great ability to relate to the player and get the point across and teach him the skills to have success now and have a long and successful career.”

Kirk Champion, previously the Sox field coordinator, also was promoted to director of minor-league instruction. Getz said Champion's knowledge and feel for the organization will be helpful as Getz settles into his new job.

Here’s the full list of appointments.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS

Director of Player Development: Chris Getz

Director of Minor League Instruction: Kirk Champion

Pitching Coordinator: Richard Dotson

Hitting Coordinator: Mike Gellinger

Catching Coordinator: John Orton

Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator: Aaron Rowand

Infield Coordinator: Vance Law

Camp Coordinator/Assistant, Player Development: Tommy Thompson

Pitching Assistant: J.R. Perdew

Assistant, Player Development: Rafael Santana

Conditioning Coordinator: Dale Torborg

Latin/Cultural Development Coordinator: Anthony Santiago

Minor League Medical/Rehabilitation Coordinator: Scott Takao

Physical Therapist: TBD

Coaching Assistant: Jerry Hairston

CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE

Manager: Mark Grudzielanek

Pitching Coach: Steve McCatty

Hitting Coach: Andy Tomberlin

Coach: Garey Ingram

Trainer: Scott Johnson

Conditioning: Shawn Powell

CLASS AA BIRMINGHAM

Manager: Julio Vinas

Pitching Coach: Jose Bautista

Hitting Coach: Cole Armstrong

Trainer: James Kruk

Conditioning: Tim Rodmaker

CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM

Manager: Willie Harris

Pitching Coach: Brian Drahman

Hitting Coach: Charlie Poe

Trainer: Josh Fallin

Conditioning: George Timke

CLASS A KANNAPOLIS

Manager: Justin Jirschele

Pitching Coach: Matt Zaleski

Hitting Coach: Jamie Dismuke

Trainer: Joe Geck

Conditioning: Goldy Simmons

ADVANCED ROOKIE GREAT FALLS

Manager: Tim Esmay

Pitching Coach: John Ely

Hitting Coach: Eric Richardson

Trainer: Margaret Rall

Conditioning: TBD

ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE

Manager: Ryan Newman

Pitching Coach: Felipe Lira

Hitting Coach: Gary Ward

Trainer: Cory Barton

Conditioning: Ibrahim Rivera

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY

Academy Supervisor: Ever Magallanes

Complex Operations Coordinator: Manuel Santana

Field Coordinator: Guillermo Reyes

Manager: Julio Valdez

Pitching Coach: Leo Hernandez

Hitting Coach: Angel Gonzalez

Catching Coach: TBD

Outfield Coach: TBD

Trainer: Jose Del Villar

Conditioning Coach: Pedro Gomez

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