Bobby Dickerson wasn’t the only infield instructor to be let go by the Phillies recently. Minor League Infield Coordinator Adam Everett and Minor League Outfield Coordinator Andy Abad were also let go recently by the club.
Minor league coordinators are the people who make sure every affiliate in a farm system is teaching the same things, the same way. Instead of being tied to one team, they travel among all the affiliates, from the Florida Complex League up to Triple-A, and spend a few days to a week at each stop before moving on. That’s why they’re often called “roving” instructors.
Each coordinator oversees one specialty. An infield coordinator handles fielding mechanics, footwork, positioning, and double-play work for infielders. An outfield coordinator covers routes to fly balls, throwing, positioning, and often baserunning. There are also coordinators for hitting, pitching, catching, and strength and conditioning, plus a field coordinator who oversees the whole group.
Abad, 54, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1993 draft. A left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, he spent most of his playing career as a productive Triple-A hitter, with his best season coming in 2003 at Pawtucket, where he hit .304 with 13 home runs and 93 RBI and earned spots on both the International League and Baseball America All-Star teams. His major league time was brief, totaling 15 games with Oakland (2001), Boston (2003), and Cincinnati (2006).
After his playing days, he became hitting coach for the Yakima Bears, an Arizona Diamondbacks Low-A affiliate and then joined the Phillies as a roving instructor in 2010 and was named the club’s outfield and baserunning coordinator in November 2011, a role he held through the 2026 season, making him one of the longest-tenured members of the Phillies’ player development staff.
Everett, 49, played college baseball at NC State and South Carolina before the Boston Red Sox made him the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 1998 draft. Boston traded him to Houston in December 1999 for outfielder Carl Everett (no relation), and the following year he helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Everett played 11 major league seasons with the Astros (2001–2007), Twins (2008), Tigers (2009–2010), and Indians (2011), finishing with a .242 career average, 40 home runs, and 283 RBI. Known for his glove, he was the starting shortstop on Houston’s 2005 World Series team and won the Fielding Bible Award as baseball’s best fielding shortstop in 2006.
After retiring in January 2012, he joined Cleveland’s front office as a special assistant to baseball operations, then returned to Houston as an infield instructor and was named the Astros’ bench coach on September 1, 2014. He served as Houston’s minor league infield coordinator in 2016 and 2017 and held the same role with Atlanta beginning in 2018, before joining the Phillies as their minor league infield coordinator in 2022.
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