There is a report this afternoon from TheAthletic‘s David O’Brien that the Atlanta Braves may be about to hire former Phillies pitching coach Rick Kranitz to take the same position with Atlanta.
Rick Kranitz is expected to be hired as the #Braves’ new pitching coach. He was let go by the #Phillies last month in a surprising move after Aaron Nola in particular and the Philly staff in general improved in Kranitz’s one season as the head pitching coach there.
This would mark the end of a long saga that began back in the middle of October when Atlanta opted to relieve then-coach Chuck Hernandez of his duties — effectively making him the scapegoat for the woes of the bullpen this season.