John Thomas Kotchman (born August 14, 1954) is an American retired professional baseball infielder, scout, coach and minor-league manager.
In his final position, he spent a decade (2014–2019, 2021–2024) as the manager of Boston's rookie-level affiliate,[1] currently known as the Florida Complex League Red Sox.
At Winter Haven, he was the first manager in the professional baseball career of eventual 354-game winner and seven-time Cy Young Award recipient Roger Clemens.
Success there led to a promotion to the Angels' Triple-A Edmonton Trappers affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, where he also spent three seasons (1987–1989).
As a scout, Kotchman signed such future Angels as Howie Kendrick, Jeff Mathis, Scot Shields and Bobby Wilson.
[4] In late October 2012, it was reported that Kotchman and the Angels had severed their longtime relationship,[5] when he was asked to concentrate solely on scouting.
[6] The December 11, 2012, edition of Baseball America reported that Kotchman had decided to rejoin the Red Sox organization for 2013 as a Florida-area scout.