Phillies assistant pitching coach Rick Kranitz is likely an early candidate, if not the favorite, to be the next pitching coach.
During an interview on 97.5 The Fanatic former ESPN writer and Philadelphia native Jayson Stark was the first person to throw Kranitz’s name out as a potential McClure replacement.
After knocking the idea Curt Schilling, who told Kapler he’d be interested in the job, would join the staff, Stark laid a really big hint on the listeners. He immediately named Kranitz as the lone coach likely to remain in the organization, calling him “their kind of guy.