Joe Girardi
During this period, the Class-A Chiefs were led by future big leaguers as Joe Girardi, Mark Grace, Greg Maddux, Derrick May, Rafael Palmeiro, Dwight Smith, Jerome Walton and Rick Wilkins, among others, being managed by Joe Maddon (1984), Pete Mackanin (1985–1986), Jim Tracy (1987–1988) and Brad Mills (1989).