Which third-base coach has also won the Southern League Manager of the Year Award?
Southern League Manager of the Year Award The Southern League Manager of the Year Award (MOTY) is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's Southern League. In 1972, Joe Sparks won the first ever Southern League MOTY Award. The only managers with more than one award are Andy Green and John Shoemaker, each with two wins. Green won the award in consecutive years (2013 and 2014).
2007 Oakland Athletics season The Oakland Athletics' 2007 season was their first since 2004 in which they defended a title. The A's were without Frank Thomas (Toronto) and ace Barry Zito (San Francisco), both players who the A's lost to free agency. They filled the space left by Frank Thomas by signing free agent catcher Mike Piazza to a one-year contract worth $8.5 million to be the team's designated hitter. They were also without Ken Macha, their former manager who was fired after 4 seasons with the team and replaced by Bob Geren, as well as third-base coach Ron Washington, who accepted the managerial position of the Texas Rangers. It was their first losing season since 1998.