Triple-A Gwinnett manager Brian Snitker will be back for his 40th season in the Braves organization and fourth in his current position, returning along with Gwinnett pitching coach Marty Reed and hitting coach John Moses.
The Braves announced Wednesday their managers and coaches for all minor-league affiliates for the 2016 season, including four managerial changes: Luis Salazar moves up to Double-A from high-A Carolina; Rocket Wheeler goes to Carolina from short-season Single-A Danville; Robinson Cancel moves up to Danville from the Gulf Coast rookie league, and Nestor Perez takes over the Gulf Coast team in his first managerial stint.
Salazar enters his 13th season as a minor league manager including six seasons in the Braves organization. Wheeler will be in his 14th season as a Braves minor league manager and second stint at the high-A level.
All 18 coaches in the organization also served as Braves minor league coaches in 2015, with 11 returning to their same positions including Double-A Mississippi pitching coach Dennis Lewallyn and hitting coach Garey Ingram. Trainer Ricky Alcantara moves up to the Triple-A staff after eight seasons at Mississippi.
