Tom Kotchman
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Thomas Kotchman
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- School Chipola College
[edit] Biographical Information
Tom Kotchman has been a minor league manager since 1979 and played two years in the minors. He was drafted in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles and in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds.
Kotchman played for the 1977 Eugene Emeralds and batted .296/~.347/.391 in 60 games. He made the Northwest League All-Star team at third base. In 1978, he struggled with the Tampa Tarpons, batting .191/~.250/.191 in 43 contests, mostly at first base.
He managed the co-op Auburn Red Stars in the 1979 New York-Penn League, moved the Detroit Tigers organization for two years, then to the Boston Red Sox organization for two years. Since 1984, he managed in the minors for the Angels. He spent 3 years in the California League (1984-1986), 3 years in the Pacific Coast League (1987-1990), then moved to the Northwest League (1990-2000), where he won 4 league championships with the Boise Hawks. He has managed in the Pioneer League since 2001, when he took over as skipper of the Provo Angels. He won a league championship with the club in 2004, and then captured another title after they became the Orem Owlz.
Kotchman also served briefly as a coach for the Angels at the end of the 1999 season.
Over the years, some of the stars he has managed include Roger Clemens, Garret Anderson, and Troy Percival.
His son Casey Kotchman was drafted in the first round by the Angels in the 2001 amateur draft.
