Coaching Staff

Greg Brodzinski was named the 16th manager in BlueClaws history on January 31st. Brodzinski, 31, spent last year as the bench coach with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was the Phillies bullpen catcher and catching coach in 2020 and 2021 and has previous coaching stops with both Williamsport and Reading. He was originally an 18^th round pick of the Phillies in the 2018 draft.

He replaces Keith Werman, who was named as the Phillies Florida Complex Coordinator, as BlueClaws manager.

Phil Cundari joins the BlueClaws and the Phillies organization after three years in the Blue Jays system. He spent the last two seasons as the pitching coach for their Low-A affiliate in Vancouver. A native of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, Cundari was an All-American pitcher at Seton Hall and a fourth round pick of the Athletics in 1985. He later spent 18 years as the pitching coach at Seton Hall and two years as the pitching coach at Rutgers before joining the Blue Jays organization prior to the 2020 season.

Stassi joins the Phillies organization as a coach after playing in their system from 2011 through 2017 and again in 2021. He was drafted in the 33^rd round of the 2011 draft out of the University of Nevada. He played 59 games for the BlueClaws in 2021, hitting three home runs and driving in 30 runs. Stassi made his big league debut with the Phillies on April 3, 2017. He follows former BlueClaws pitching coach Matt Hockenberry as the second former BlueClaws player to serve as a coach for the team.

Adamson returns to Jersey Shore as the bench coach. He joined the Phillies organization in 2020 and was scheduled to manage the BlueClaws before that season was cancelled. He did manage the BlueClaws in 2021 and spent last year in the Florida Complex League. An Australia native, he is also the manager of the Adelaide Giants of the Australian Baseball League.

Lail, 29, joins the organization as a coach after playing professionally 2012 through 2022. Originally an 18^th round pick of the Yankees in 2021, Lail made his big league debut on August 12, 2019. He pitched in the big leagues for the Yankees, White Sox, and Mariners. He spent time with the Phillies in Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2021 and pitched for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League and in the Blue Jays system in 2022.

Flaherty has been with the Phillies since 2020 and spent last year as the Assistant Athletic Trainer with Lehigh Valley. Spent 2019 as an athletic training intern with the Arizona League Cubs (R). Graduated from Bridgewater State University (MA) with a master’s degree in athletic training. Worked as an athletic trainer in the Cape Cod Baseball League as well as for multiple Division I NCAA teams and sports medicine clinics. In 2018, volunteered as a medical staff member for the Boston Marathon.

Jesse joined the Phillies in 2022, his first season working in professional baseball. He spent part of last season with the Florida Complex League Phillies and part with the BlueClaws. Prior to the Phillies, served as head strength coach for the College of Southern Nevada’s baseball team from August 2020 to December 2021. Previously served as the director of wellness and sports performance at Tim Soder Physical Therapy, Wellness, and Sports Performance in Las Vegas, NV. Received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Pennsylvania State