On Wednesday, the Astros officially announced their minor league staffs for the 2026 season. Below are some notes on the staff.
Triple-A Sugar Land
Mickey Storey returns to Sugar Land for his 6th season with the club. He also brings back pitching coach Sean Buchanan. Sugar Land did add a new hitting coach, Drew Saylor, who was in the Royals system in 2025. Wladimir Sutil returns as the development coach.
Double-A Corpus Christi
Ricky Rivera returns to Corpus Christi for his second season managing the Double-A club. Bobby Bell returns as the hitting
coach. Zach Wilkins gets a promotion from High-A to Double-A to be the pitching coach for the Hooks in 2026.
High-A Asheville
More consistency here. Nate Shaver returns as trhe manager for his 4th season. TJ Burgmann is also returning as the hitting coach. The Astros did add a new pitching coach, Craig Prince, who was the pitching coach for Eastern Michigan the previous two seasons.
Single-A Fayetteville
Carlos Lugo, who has been in the Astros system since 2014, returns for his second season as the Fayetteville manager. They returned hitting coach James Wiseman but added a new pitching coach in Steve Serratore who was with the Air Force Academy and Bowling Green previously.
Below are the full staffs per the Astros Player Development:
