Joel Patrick Skinner (born February 21, 1961) is an American professional baseballmanager and coach, and former Major Leaguecatcher and manager. Skinner mostly has managed at the minor-league level, save for one half of one season at the helm of the 2002Cleveland Indians. He is the son of Bob Skinner, a National League outfielder in the 1950s and 1960s, and himself a former MLB coach and skipper.
At Mission Bay High School in San Diego, Joel Skinner, along with Matt Britt, played baseball and water polo. He was drafted immediately following his senior year and was the first player taken in the free-agent compensation draft.
Major league playing career
Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Skinner was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1983. After brief call-ups to the majors over the next three years, Skinner was slated to start 1986 with the White Sox.
New general manager Hawk Harrelson had taken a liking to Skinner, and decided to make him the starting catcher in place of Carlton Fisk. This made some sense on paper; Fisk was 38 years old, and conventional wisdom then as now held that catchers at that age don't have many years left. Harrelson wanted to have Fisk's successor in place when Fisk retired. To ease the transition, Fisk was moved to left field. The move backfired when Skinner batted only .171 in April. On May 10, Fisk became the regular catcher, and Skinner only made 25 more starts behind the plate before being traded to the New York Yankees on July 30.[3]
Skinner's career never really recovered after that. He bounced between the majors and minors with the Yankees and Cleveland Indians until his retirement in 1994.
Minor league managing career
Skinner spent six seasons managing in the Indians minor league system from 1995–2000. Overall, he compiled a record of 448–333 (.574) and took his teams to the playoffs in five of six seasons. In 1995 Skinner managed the Watertown Indians to a record of 46- 27 and a New York–Penn League title, and received Manager of the Year honors.[citation needed] With the Columbus Redstixx (South Atlantic League) in 1996, he managed them to a second half title and a regular season record of 79–63. In 1997, Skinner managed the Class A Kinston Indians (Carolina League) as they won titles in both the first and second halves with an 87–53 record overall, earning him Carolina League Manager of the Year honors. From 1998 through 1999, Skinner managed the Akron Aeros and was named USA TodayBaseball Weekly's Minor League Manager of the Year in 1998, after guiding the Aeros to an 81–60 record and an Eastern League regular season title. Skinner then managed the Triple-ABuffalo Bisons to the best record in the International League in 2000, including an IL North Division title with a record of 86–59 (.593). His leadership of the Bisons in earned him Minor League Manager of the Year honors from Baseball America and The Sporting News in addition to being given International League Manager of the Year honors. That same season Skinner was a coach for Team USA in the 2000 All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta.
In 2011 Skinner was hired as the manager of the Charlotte Knights, the White Sox Triple-A affiliate, for the 2012 season.
In 2016, Skinner was the manager of the Winston-Salem Dash of the Carolina League.[4]
On January 17, 2018, Skinner was named as the 45th manager of the International League's Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. His contract was not renewed for the 2020 season and he was replaced by Toby Gardenhire.
Major League managing/coaching career
Skinner was named to the coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians on November 10, 2000, succeeding Jim Riggleman as third base coach. He was named interim manager of the Tribe on July 11, 2002 after Charlie Manuel was let go in a contract dispute. At the time, Skinner was the youngest manager in the major leagues, at age 41. He skippered the team to a 35–41 record to finish the season, including a 15–13 record in September. Skinner's name was mentioned among candidates to the permanent manager's job, but Eric Wedge was chosen instead. Skinner remained on the Indians' coaching staff until Manny Acta was hired in 2009. On October 20, 2010, Skinner was hired as the Oakland Athletics bench coach for the 2011 season replacing Tye Waller. On November 14, 2011, Skinner was hired as the manager of the Charlotte Knights.[5]
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Joel Patrick Skinner born February 21 1961 is an American professional baseball manager and coach and former Major League catcher and manager Skinner mostly has managed at the minor league level save for one half of one season at the helm of the 2002 Cleveland Indians He is the son of Bob Skinner a National League outfielder in the 1950s and 1960s and himself a former MLB coach and skipper Joel SkinnerJoel Skinner in 2009CatcherBorn 1961 02 21 February 21 1961 age 62 La Jolla CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 12 1983 for the Chicago White SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 22 1991 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 228Home runs17Runs batted in136TeamsAs player Chicago White Sox 1983 1986 New York Yankees 1986 1988 Cleveland Indians 1989 1991 As manager Cleveland Indians 2002 As coach Cleveland Indians 2001 2009 Oakland Athletics 2011 In 2018 Skinner became the manager of the Rochester Red Wings the Triple A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins 1 He was replaced by Toby Gardenhire for the 2020 season 2 Contents 1 High school career 2 Major league playing career 3 Minor league managing career 4 Major League managing coaching career 5 Managerial records 6 Career statistics 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHigh school career EditAt Mission Bay High School in San Diego Joel Skinner along with Matt Britt played baseball and water polo He was drafted immediately following his senior year and was the first player taken in the free agent compensation draft Major league playing career EditOriginally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates Skinner was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1983 After brief call ups to the majors over the next three years Skinner was slated to start 1986 with the White Sox New general manager Hawk Harrelson had taken a liking to Skinner and decided to make him the starting catcher in place of Carlton Fisk This made some sense on paper Fisk was 38 years old and conventional wisdom then as now held that catchers at that age don t have many years left Harrelson wanted to have Fisk s successor in place when Fisk retired To ease the transition Fisk was moved to left field The move backfired when Skinner batted only 171 in April On May 10 Fisk became the regular catcher and Skinner only made 25 more starts behind the plate before being traded to the New York Yankees on July 30 3 Skinner s career never really recovered after that He bounced between the majors and minors with the Yankees and Cleveland Indians until his retirement in 1994 Minor league managing career EditSkinner spent six seasons managing in the Indians minor league system from 1995 2000 Overall he compiled a record of 448 333 574 and took his teams to the playoffs in five of six seasons In 1995 Skinner managed the Watertown Indians to a record of 46 27 and a New York Penn League title and received Manager of the Year honors citation needed With the Columbus Redstixx South Atlantic League in 1996 he managed them to a second half title and a regular season record of 79 63 In 1997 Skinner managed the Class A Kinston Indians Carolina League as they won titles in both the first and second halves with an 87 53 record overall earning him Carolina League Manager of the Year honors From 1998 through 1999 Skinner managed the Akron Aeros and was named USA Today Baseball Weekly s Minor League Manager of the Year in 1998 after guiding the Aeros to an 81 60 record and an Eastern League regular season title Skinner then managed the Triple A Buffalo Bisons to the best record in the International League in 2000 including an IL North Division title with a record of 86 59 593 His leadership of the Bisons in earned him Minor League Manager of the Year honors from Baseball America and The Sporting News in addition to being given International League Manager of the Year honors That same season Skinner was a coach for Team USA in the 2000 All Star Futures Game in Atlanta In 2011 Skinner was hired as the manager of the Charlotte Knights the White Sox Triple A affiliate for the 2012 season In 2016 Skinner was the manager of the Winston Salem Dash of the Carolina League 4 On January 17 2018 Skinner was named as the 45th manager of the International League s Rochester Red Wings the Triple A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins His contract was not renewed for the 2020 season and he was replaced by Toby Gardenhire Major League managing coaching career EditSkinner was named to the coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians on November 10 2000 succeeding Jim Riggleman as third base coach He was named interim manager of the Tribe on July 11 2002 after Charlie Manuel was let go in a contract dispute At the time Skinner was the youngest manager in the major leagues at age 41 He skippered the team to a 35 41 record to finish the season including a 15 13 record in September Skinner s name was mentioned among candidates to the permanent manager s job but Eric Wedge was chosen instead Skinner remained on the Indians coaching staff until Manny Acta was hired in 2009 On October 20 2010 Skinner was hired as the Oakland Athletics bench coach for the 2011 season replacing Tye Waller On November 14 2011 Skinner was hired as the manager of the Charlotte Knights 5 Managerial records EditTeam Year Regular season PostseasonGames Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win ResultCLE 2002 76 35 41 461 3rd in AL Central Total 76 35 41 461 0 0 Career statistics EditG AB R H RBI HR AVG564 1441 119 329 136 17 228See also EditList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences Edit Roberts Quinn December 20 2017 Twins Finalize Minor League Staff Assignments MLB com Retrieved December 21 2017 DanHayesMLB January 10 2020 Toby Gardenhire will manage the Tweet via Twitter Neyer Rob 2006 Rob Neyer s Big Book of Baseball Blunders New York City Fireside ISBN 0 7432 8491 7 White Sox announce 2017 minor league staff South Side Sox November 16 2016 Retrieved April 16 2017 Joel Skinner Named Charlotte Knights Manager MiLB November 14 2011 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors MLB com BioPreceded byJim RigglemanJeff DatzJeff Datz Cleveland Indians Third Base Coach2001 20022003 20052007 2009 Succeeded byJeff DatzJeff DatzSteve SmithPreceded byRobby Thompson Cleveland Indians Bench Coach2006 Succeeded byJeff DatzPreceded byTye Waller Oakland Athletics Bench Coach2010 2011 Succeeded byChip Hale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joel Skinner amp oldid 1150589058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
