Bobby Cuellar

Robert "Bobby" Cuellar (born August 20, 1952 in Alice, Texas) was a baseball player who played for a brief sting with the Texas Rangers in by|1977 as a relief pitcher. He is a graduate from the University of Texas. He has been involved as a player as well as pitching coach, bullpen coach, and sometimes minor league manager during his time in baseball. He is currently the Manager of the New Britain Rock Cats, Double-A Eastern League of the Minnesota Twins.

Playing career

He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 29th Round (592th overall) of the 1974 amateur entry draft. [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/bobby-cuellar.shtml Bobby Cuellar Statistics - The Baseball Cube ] ] Bobby Cuellar played in the minor leagues from 1974 to 1981, finishing his career with one season in Mexico.Fact|date=August 2008 He briefly had a "cup of coffee" with the Texas Rangers in 1977 appearing in four games before returning to the minor leagues at Tucson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cuellbo01.shtml Bobby Cuellar Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Career in the Dugout

Due to also pitching winter ball during his career as a pitcher and the lack of pitch counts in the 1970s, he overused and eventually wore out his shoulder. [http://www.twincities.com/ci_8539268] After his career was over, he went on to a career in coaching and managing. Beginning in 1983, he worked in the Seattle Mariners' organization until 1994, except for 1986-1987 (when he was the manager of the Wausau Timbers). His resume includes:

*1983-1985 Seattle Mariners, Minor League Coach
*1986-1987 Wausau Timbers, Manager
*1988-1988 San Bernardino Spirit, Pitching Coach
*1989-1990 Williamsport Bills, Pitching Coach
*1991-1991 Jacksonville Suns, Pitching Coach
*1992-1993 Seattle Mariners, Minor League Pitching Instructor
*1994-1994 Calgary Cannons, Pitching Coach
*1995-1996 Seattle Mariners, Pitching Coach
*1997-2000 Montreal Expos, Pitching Coach
*2001-2001 Texas Rangers, Bullpen Coach
*2002-2002 Edmonton Trappers, Pitching Coach
*2003-2005 Rochester Red Wings, Pitching Coach
*2006-2007 Pittsburgh Pirates, Bullpen Coach
*2008-2008 New Britain Rock Cats, Manager

2008 New Britain Rock Cats roster

Trivia

*He has coached such star pitchers as: Pedro Martínez, Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano, and Javier Vazquez.
*Taught Johan Santana the changeup while serving as the pitching coach for the Rochester Red Wings from 2003-2005.
*In his brief stint in the big leagues, he gave up a total of one home run to Dave Kingman.
*Bobby Cuellar is bilingual in Spanish and English.

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