 He continued in the Astros organization as manager of the Class A Short Season Auburn Astros of the New York–Penn League (1991–1992) and Quad Cities River Bandits of the Midwest League (1993–1994).In 1995, he was the hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs' Class A Rockford Cubbies in the Midwest League.After taking time off to see his children play baseball in high school, he returned to baseball in 2000 as skipper of the Jackson DiamondKats of the independent Texas-Louisiana League.