Cheese Swap Managers

Bree - Sgt. Grump, GM of the Cheese, announced a pre-season shake-up of the team's coaching staff. In a move designed to strengthen the recovery of players returning from the disabled list, minor league managers David Delph and Robert Wold have traded jobs. Wold, 47, moves up to take charge of the AAA-level team, while Delph, 49, drops down to the A league.

"It makes sense to have a good manager at the AAA level," Grump said. "Wold is an outstanding hitting coach and an excellent handler of pitchers. This gives us a solid coach in that spot to help give that last push to new players and to help guys coming off the DL."

Wold has spent 10 years in various coaching and management roles. Perhaps anticipating a potential move up to the majors, he said, "I just want to make sure to do what's best for the organization."

Delph, who is signed through 2005, could not be reached for comment.

Posted at April 7, 2003 01:05 PM | more from Bree