Like Sigman, Saul had a long history in baseball as both a player, a catcher, and as a coach and manager.

Saul was going into his sixth season as a manager when he joined the Holyoke Millers, having made stops in Salinas, California, Midland and El Paso, Texas.

T.J. Byrne was a trainer for the club in 1981 and came to the Millers from the Pioneer League's Idaho Falls Angels after the 1980 season.

As for the 1981 Holyoke Millers roster behind the Plate was Mark Nocciolo who had been with Salinas and Salt Lake in 1980.

League 20 Rick Foley RHP 1980 Salt Lake City 25 Pat Keedy 3B 1980 Salinas Cal.

League Note that the 1981 Millers roster had future Major Leaguers Gary Pettis who would go on to play for the Angels, Tigers, Rangers and Padres.

Pat Keedy would go on to bounce around in the minor leagues after leaving Holyoke seeing playing time with the Edmonton Trappers of the PCL and Midland of the Texas League in 1986, then in 1987 he played with the Hawaii Islanders of the PCL and the Chicago White Sox.

Jim Saul is a retired minor league coach, having managed in the Atlanta Braves farm systems from 1989–2002.