Oakland Coaching Staff : HITTING COACH: NAME: Thad Bosley AGE: 48 EXPERIENCE: 20 years SALARY: 300000 SIGNED THROUGH: 2004 SKILLS AS HITTING COACH: Good PITCHING COACH: NAME: Rick Petersen AGE: 48 EXPERIENCE: 10 years SALARY: 300000 SIGNED THROUGH: 2004 SKILLS AS PITCHING COACH: Good SCOUTING DIRECTOR: NAME: Billy Beane AGE: 42 EXPERIENCE: 2 years SALARY: 260000 SIGNED THROUGH: 2005 SKILLS IN SCOUTING HITTING: Excellent SKILLS IN SCOUTING PITCHING: BRILLIANT AAA MINORS COACH: AA MINORS COACH: NAME: Tony DeFrancesco AGE: 51 EXPERIENCE: 13 years SALARY: 380000 SIGNED THROUGH: 2004 SKILLS IN DEVELOPING HITTING: Above Average SKILLS IN DEVELOPING PITCHING: Excellent A MINORS COACH: NAME: Webster Garrison AGE: 61 EXPERIENCE: 21 years SALARY: 440000 SIGNED THROUGH: 2005 SKILLS IN DEVELOPING HITTING: Excellent SKILLS IN DEVELOPING PITCHING: Very Good