- Jeff Andrews
Jeffery Andrews is the former Pitching Coach for the
Pittsburgh Pirates , after one season at the position. [cite news |first= Dejean|last= Kovacevic|title= Pirates fire pitching coach Andrews|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08273/916024-63.stm|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date= 2008-09-29|accessdate=2008-09-29] Andrews spent each of the last 22 years as a minor league Pitching Coach/Coordinator, the last five in the Pittsburgh organization.He served as Pitching Coach with the Triple-A
Indianapolis Indians in 2006-07 after working in the same capacity with Double-A Altoona for three seasons (2003-05). The 06 pitching staff at Indy ranked fourth in ERA in the 14-teamInternational League . Among the 23 pitchers on the 40-man roster heading into spring training this season, Jeff had worked with 13 of them with either Altoona or Indy. His 2003 pitching staff at Altoona established a franchise record by posting a 3.32 ERA and leftySean Burnett was named Eastern League Pitcher-of-the-Year under his watch during the same season. Jeff also served as a coach at theMajor League Baseball Futures Game in Chicago during the All-Star festivities in 2003.Prior to joining the Pirates, Andrews spent the 2002 season as Pitching Coach with the
Lincoln Saltdogs of the independentNorthern League . He also spent two seasons in theFlorida Marlins organization as Pitching Coach with the AAPortland Sea Dogs in 2001 and in the same capacity with theKane County Cougars in 2000.Andrews began his professional coaching career as a minor league instructor in the Texas Rangers organization in 1986. A year later he was Pitching Coach with Port Charlotte (A), a club that featured right-hander Kevin Brown and lefty Kenny Rogers. He also spent the next four years in the Texas farm system as Pitching coach with the AA
Tulsa Drillers (1988-90) and the Triple-AOklahoma RedHawks (1991).Jeff spent six years in the
Seattle Mariners organization as Pitching Coach with the AAJacksonville Suns (1992-94) and the AAATacoma Rainiers (1995-97). In that time, he worked with future major leaguers such asDerek Lowe andMike Hampton . Following his tenure in the Mariners minor league system, Andrews spent two seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for theSan Diego Padres .A right-handed pitcher during his playing days, Andrews was originally selected by the
Chicago Cubs in the 26th round of the 1981 draft. He pitched two years in the Cubs farm system, compiling a 10-6 record with Geneva (1981) and Salinas (1982).Andrews is a 1977 graduate of
Rapid City, South Dakota Stevens High School, where he played football and basketball. He playedAmerican Legion baseball since his high school team did not have a baseball program. He was also a pitcher on theOhio Valley Conference Championship team as a freshman atEast Tennessee State University in 1978. he led that squad to aSouthern Conference title and into NCAA Regional playoffs as a junior in 1980. [ [http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=pit&coachorstaffid=429725 Manager and Coaches | pirates.com: Team ] ]References
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