DeFrancesco A Steady Hand For River Cats Premium Story


By Melissa Lockard
Senior Editor
Date: Feb 28, 2006

The prospects in the A’s system are not limited to those in the player ranks. For years, the A’s have produced top-flight coaches. One of the A’s top coaching prospects is River Cats manager Tony DeFrancesco, who is entering his 14th season as a manager. During that time, he has won 773 games and a “Minor League Manager of the Year” award. We recently caught up with DeFrancesco to get his thoughts on his future, the River Cats’ 2005 season and his impression of some of the A’s prospects.

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