Gerardo Casadiego

Gerardo Francisco Casadiego

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

• Born December 19, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Gerardo Casadiego pitched six seasons in the Montreal Expos organization from 1999 to 2004, making three separate appearances in AA with the Harrisburg Senators, but being hit hard each time, with ERAs of 6.88 in 2002, 6.63 in 2003, and 8.27 in 2004. Obviously, he pitched better at lower levels to get these repeated looks, but it led to his being released midway through 2004. He then pitched for a couple of season in the independent leagues, with the Pensacola Pelicans of the Central Baseball League in the second half of 2004 and in 2005.

He got a second chance in organized baseball starting in 2006, in the New York Yankees system. Again, he maxed out in AA, pitching for the Trenton Thunder in 2006 and 2007. His ERA was a glowing 2.12 the first year and a still good 3.86 the second, but he never got the chance to take the final two steps to the majors. He was briefly in the Colorado Rockies system at the end of 2007, then had a good season with the Bowie BaySox in the Baltimore Orioles system in 2008, with a 3.18 ERA as a reliever. He played a couple more seasons in winter ball, then retired and a few years later rejoined the Yankees, this time as a minor league coach.

• 2014-2015 Pitching coach DSL Yankees 1
• 2016 Pitching coach DSL Yankees 2
• 2017-2019 Pitching coach Pulaski Yankees
• 2018 Pitching coach Glendale Desert Dogs in Arizona Fall League
• 2020 Scheduled to return to Pulaski before COVID-19 shut down minor league season
• 2021 Pitching coach Hudson Valley Renegades
• 2022 Pitching coach Somerset Patriots
• 2023 Pitching coach Tampa Tarpons
• 2024 Bullpen coach Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

In recent years his pitching staffs had some very positive results. His 2021 Hudson Valley pitchers ranked second in the High-A East League in strikeouts (1,308 - sixth in the minors) and third in ERA (4.12). The next year the Somerset Patriots won the Eastern League championship with Casadiego as their pitching coach.

Casadiego also gained some international pitching coaching experience in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 with the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan League. He joined the rival Navegantes del Magallanes in 2023/2024, but was fired on December 3rd along with manager Miguel Cairo due to poor results.