What are the responsibilities and job description for the Minor League Assistant Pitching Coach position at Philadelphia Phillies - Baseball Operations?
Title: Minor League Assistant Pitching Coach
Department: Player Development
Reports to: Director, Pitching Development
Status: Full-Time Salaried, Exempt
Location: Reading, PA
Position Overview:
The Philadelphia Phillies are seeking a Minor League Assistant Pitching Coach for the 2027 Championship season. This position will serve as a uniformed coach with the responsibility of executing the organization’s pitching philosophy and individual player plans at one of our domestic affiliates. The ideal candidate will combine strong on-field coaching skills with an ability to leverage technology, data, and collaboration to support player development across all levels of the organization.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Design and execute daily pitching practice plans.
- Collaborate with pitching leadership to design and execute individualized player plans.
- Utilize data, analytics, and video to identify trends, strengths, and opportunities for development.
- Coach through a constraint-led approach that builds adaptable, athletic throwers and encourages player ownership in problem-solving.
- Integrate information from technologies such as TrackMan, Rapsodo, Edgertronic, and TruMedia to inform player feedback and planning.
- Collaborate with medical, strength and conditioning, and performance science departments to optimize health, workload management, and performance.
- Contribute to the continuous deployment and improvement of pitching processes, systems, and documentation across the organization.
Required Qualifications:
- Former professional or collegiate playing or coaching experience.
- Relevant experience coaching high-level pitchers in a private facility is also acceptable.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply data and technology in a development setting.
- Familiarity with modern baseball analytics and tools such as TrackMan, Rapsodo, Edgertronic, and TruMedia.
- Understanding of movement quality, strength, and biomechanical development.
- Intrinsically motivated, reliable, and committed to a growth mindset.
- Ability to collaborate across departments and communicate clearly with players and staff.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Technical Degree.
- Experience with biomechanical data and application in skill development.
- Experience in professional baseball player development environments.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.