“Staffs” always feels like a weird word to me. It feels like it should be “staves,” but I think that’s the plural that applies to the type of staff that’s a stick, and not the type of staff that’s a bunch of people.
Anyway, the Braves have announced their minor league coaching staves staffs for the 2018 season:
#Braves Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs for 2018: pic.twitter.com/bStiSdHCPV
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) December 15, 2017
If you’re wondering why some of those names seem familiar, it may be because there are a lot of former Braves on those lists. Dan Meyer was a former Braves first round pick and top prospect, while Barrett Kleinknecht and Kanekoa Teixeira were former Braves farmhands. Rene Tosoni was never a Brave, but spend a lot of time in Twins’ minor league system and even managed some major league PAs one year.
Of course, Damon Berryhill was a member of some Braves teams in the early 90s, and returns for his second year managing the Gwinnett Braves Stripers. Also, Ralph Wheeler gets his nickname of “Rocket” enshrined in the press release. How cool is that?