The Phillies have finalized their coaching staff for the 2019 season, the club announced today:
The rest of Kapler's 2019 coaching staff is as follows: Rob Thomson (bench coach), John Mallee (hitting coach), Pedro Guerrero (assistant hitting coach), José David Flores (first base coach), Dusty Wathan (third base coach), Jim Gott (bullpen coach), Bob Stumpo (bullpen catcher/catching coach) and Craig Driver (bullpen catcher/receiving coach).
Additionally, Rick Kranitz will not return to the coaching staff for the 2019 season. Kranitz served the Phillies for three seasons as bullpen coach (2016), assistant pitching coach (2017) and pitching coach (2018).