The Dodgers’ bench coach paid his dues as a minor league catcher and video scout long before he managed the team in Dave Roberts’ absence.
The Dodgers were embarking on a major transition in the winter of 2014-15. The team’s new president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, was furiously filling out a front office and player development staff, and creating several new behind-the-scenes support positions. This was the occasion that led Jeff Pickler, the Dodgers’ newly appointed special assistant of professional scouting and player development, to call his father, Scott.
Lehmann topped out at Triple-A in the Twins’ organization in 2010, then repeated the level the next three seasons. He spent a year in indy ball with the Sugar Land Skeeters in 2014, batting .266 with a decent walk rate but zero home runs. At 29 with a wife and two kids, his career and his life had reached a critical juncture.
In 2019, Lehmann’s title changed to “special assistant,” then in 2020 he was back in uniform in the game planning/communication chair. Finally in 2022, he was named the team’s bench coach, with Bob Geren shifting to major league field coordinator. Roberts said he marvels daily at Lehmann’s “crazy bandwidth” for information. That, in part, explains why Lehmann was able to ascend from the video room to the manager’s chair without ever leaving the organization.
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