Rick Kranitz

Rick Kranitz
Kranitz as pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 33
Bullpen coach
Born: (1958-09-15) September 15, 1958 San Rafael, California
Teams
Florida Marlins (2006–2007) Baltimore Orioles (2008–2010) Milwaukee Brewers (2011–2015) Philadelphia Phillies (2016–present)

Richard Alan Kranitz (born September 15, 1958 in San Rafael, California) is the bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1] Previously, he served as the pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and Florida Marlins.

Playing career

Kranitz attended Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona. He went to Yavapai College and Oklahoma State University.

Kranitz was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft. He pitched in the minor leagues from 1979 through 1985 without making the majors.

Coaching career

Kranitz as pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles on June 16, 2009.

Kranitz served as a player-coach with the Pikeville Cubs in 1984 and the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1985, though he pitched a total of three innings in those seasons. He served as a minor league pitching coach, Minor League Pitching Coordinator and an assistant coach for the Cubs organization through 2001, when he was named the bullpen coach for the 2002 season. Kranitz managed the Daytona Cubs in 2003 and served as the pitching coach for the Iowa Cubs in 2004 and 2005.

Kranitz was named the pitching coach for the Florida Marlins in 2006. He was named Baseball America's 2006 Major League Coach of the Year in his first year as pitching coach for the Marlins.^[2] Kranitz remained with the Marlins in 2007, but resigned shortly before the end of the season.^[3]

In 2008, Kranitz became the pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles.^[4] There, he struggled to find the same success as in Florida; in 2008 and 2009 the Orioles' pitching staff posted team ERAs of 5.13 and 5.15, respectively. In 2010, although the end-of-year numbers were much more respectable, the team was doomed by a historically futile start that saw them win only 34 of their first 105 games.

On November 1, 2010, Kranitz accepted an offer from the Houston Astros to become their minor league pitching coordinator.^[5]

On November 15, 2010, it was announced that Kranitz would be replacing Rick Peterson as pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Coaching statistics and information from Retrosheet

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Trembley	Daytona Cubs manager]] 2003	Succeeded by Steve McFarland
Preceded by Mark Wiley	Florida Marlins pitching coach 2006–2007	Succeeded by Mark Wiley
Preceded by Leo Mazzone	Baltimore Orioles pitching coach]] 2008–2010	Succeeded by Mark Connor
Preceded by Rick Peterson	Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach 2011–2015	Succeeded by Vacant

Philadelphia Phillies current roster

Active roster	2 Tyler Goeddel 4 Andrés Blanco 7 Maikel Franco 13 Freddy Galvis 16 César Hernández 19 Tommy Joseph 23 Aaron Altherr 24 Roman Quinn 27 Aaron Nola 28 Vince Velasquez 29 Cameron Rupp 37 Odubel Herrera 38 Jorge Alfaro 39 Adam Morgan 44 Jake Thompson 46 Jeanmar Gómez 48 Jerad Eickhoff 49 Alec Asher 50 Héctor Neris 52 Severino González 56 Zach Eflin 57 Luis García 58 Jeremy Hellickson 61 Edubray Ramos 63 Joely Rodríguez -- Drew Anderson -- Mark Appel -- Joaquin Benoit -- Dylan Cozens -- Elniery García -- Howie Kendrick -- Andrew Knapp -- Ben Lively -- Pat Neshek -- Ricardo Pinto -- Nick Pivetta -- Richie Shaffer -- Alberto Tirado -- Jesmuel Valentín -- Nick Williams

Coaching staff	Manager 45 Pete Mackanin Bench 10 Larry Bowa First base 12 Mickey Morandini Third base 8 Juan Samuel Hitting -- Matt Stairs Pitching 22 Bob McClure Assistant Pitching 33 Rick Kranitz Bullpen 9 John McLaren Assistant Coach 61 Jorge Velandia Bullpen catcher 81 Jesús Tiamo Bullpen catcher 82 José Mayorga

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