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MINOR LEAGUE MANAGERS
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

ANDY SCHATZLEY DOUBLE-A ROCKET CITY

MANAGERIAL AND COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Returns for his fifth season as a minor league manager in the Angels organization and
fourth as skipper of Double-A Rocket City in 2025.
◆ Trash Pandas finished in third place of the Sourthern League North Division and ended
season with 61-75 record in 2024.
◆ In 2023, Trash Pandas posted a 58-80 (.420) record and finished third in the Southern
League North Division...In his first year as Manager in 2022, led Rocket City to win the North
Division with a 81-57 record (.587), the best record in the Southern League, and clinched a playoff berth for the first
time in franchise history.
◆ Made managerial debut in 2021 with High-A Tri-City with a 43-68 (.387) record.
◆ Spent eight years (2012-19) as Associate Head Baseball Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, and Offensive
& Defensive Instructor at Harding University (Searcy, AR)…Previously served as an Assistant Coach and
Graduate Assistant with Emporia State University (Emporia, KS) and Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock,
TX), and coached in two collegiate summer leagues.
◆ Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership...He played
collegiately at Pratt Community College (Pratt, KS) from 2004-06, and at Lyon College (Batesville, AR) from
2006-08.

PLAYER
SCHATZLEY’S MANAGERIAL RECORD
DEVELOPMENT
Year Club League Won Lost Pct. Finish
2021 Tri-City High-A West 43 68 .387 6th
2022 Rocket City Southern 81 57 .587 1st
2023 Rocket City Southern 58 80 .420 3rd
2024 Rocket City Southern 61 75 .449 3rd
TOTALS (3 seasons) 243 280 .465

ROBERT O. FISHEL AWARD
The Robert O. Fishel Award, named after the longtime baseball executive, goes to the “active, non-uniformed
representative of MLB whose ethics, character, dedication, service, professionalism and humanitarianism best represent
the standards propounded by Robert O. Fishel.” Fishel, an executive with the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, New
York Yankees and A.L. Office, was the inaugural Award winner in 1981. All-time honorees are:
1981 – Robert O. Fishel, American League 2003 – Rick Vaughn, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1982 – Robert W. Brown, Baltimore Orioles 2004 – Jeff Idelson, Baseball Hall of Fame
1983 – Larry Shenk, Philadelphia Phillies 2005 – Randy Adamack, Seattle Mariners
1984 – Arthur E. (Red) Patterson, Angels 2006 – Rob Butcher, Cincinnati Reds
1985 – Jim Ferguson, Cincinnati Reds 2007 – Richard Levin, Major League Baseball
1986 – Fred Claire, Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 – Scott Reifert, Chicago White Sox
1987 – Jim Toomey, St. Louis Cardinals 2009 – Pat Courtney, Major League Baseball
1988 – Tom Mee, Minnesota Twins 2010 – Jay Alves, Colorado Rockies
1989 – Donald Davidson, Houston Astros 2011 – Jim Trdinich, Pittsburgh Pirates
1990 – Ned Colletti, Chicago Cubs 2012 – Staci Slaughter, San Francisco Giants
1991 – Phyllis K. Merhige, American League 2013 – Tim Hevly, Seattle Mariners
1992 – Richard Griffin, Montreal Expos 2014 – Jason Zillo, New York Yankees
1993 – John Blake, Texas Rangers 2015 – Brian Bartow, St. Louis Cardinals
1994 – Katy Feeney, National League 2016 – Bart Swain, Cleveland Indians
1995 – Howard Starkman, Toronto Blue Jays 2017 – Gene Dias, Houston Astros
1996 – Bill Guilfoile, Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 – Josh Rawitch, Arizona Diamondbacks
1997 – Dick Bresciani, Boston Red Sox 2019 – Tyler Barnes, Milwaukee Brewers
1998 – Jay Horwitz, New York Mets 2020 – Dustin Morse, Minnesota Twins
1999 – Bob DiBiaso, Cleveland Indians 2021 – Mike Teevan, Major League Baseball
2000 – Tim Mead, Angels 2022 – Kevin Gregg, Philadelphia Phillies
2001 – Rob Matwick, Houston Astros 2023 – Rich Rice, Texas Rangers
2002 – Mike Swanson, Arizona Diamondbacks 2024 – John Blundell, Major League Baseball

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