Jim Wright (wrighji03)
From BR Bullpen
James Leon Wright
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 205 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
While in the minors, pitcher Jim Wright threw a pair of no-hitters: the first for the Auburn Phillies in 1974, the second with the Spartanburg Phillies the next year. In 1977, he was American Association Pitcher of the Year while playing for the Oklahoma City 89ers. He missed the entire 1979 season due to injury and was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the Rule V Draft the following year. He had cups of coffee in the majors with the Royals in 1981 and 1982. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs and spent 1983 in their organization before retiring after the season due to arm injuries.
After his playing days, Wright was a minor league coach in the Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies farm systems. In 1996, he spent part of the year on the Phillies big league coaching staff, filling in for pitching coach Johnny Podres, who was ill. He then moved on to the Colorado Rockies organization and was the team's pitching coach in 2002. From 2003 to 2008, Wright was the Rockies' Minor League pitching coordinator. In 2009 he returns to the big league staff as the Rockies' bullpen coach.
