RICK PETERSON NAMED BREWERS PITCHING COACH

Stan Kyles Returns as Bullpen Coach; Chris Bosio Offered a Position

 

                

                MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers today named Rick Peterson pitching coach, signing him to a two-year contract. The Brewers also invited bullpen coach Stan Kyles back for the 2010 season. Interim pitching coach Chris Bosio has been offered a position within the organization. Bosio and the Club will continue to discuss his role. The announcements were made by Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Melvin.

 

                “Rick brings a number of years of experience as a pitching coach and an extensive background in the study of motion analysis,” said Melvin. “He is a high energy individual and a forward thinker with a comprehensive program of motivation and instruction that is in tune with our current pitching philosophy.”

 

                Peterson has 11 seasons of experience as a Major League pitching coach with Oakland (1998-2003) and New York-NL (2004-08). He served under current Brewers manager Ken Macha while with the Athletics (2003) and under current Brewers bench coach Willie Randolph while with the Mets (2005-08). He has 15 seasons of Major League coaching experience overall, also serving as a bullpen coach with Pittsburgh (1984-85) and Chicago-AL (1994-95).

 

                As pitching coach with the Athletics, Peterson guided staffs which finished in the top three in the American League in ERA every season from 1999-2003. His staffs led the American League in ERA twice, posting a 3.58 ERA in 2002 and 3.63 ERA in 2003. While in Oakland, he helped develop the “Big Three” of Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder. All three pitchers became 20-game winners under Peterson, and Zito captured the 2002 American League Cy Young Award.

 

                As pitching coach with the Mets, Peterson led staffs which ranked third in the National League in ERA twice (2005 and 2006). He was relieved of his duties on June 17, 2008, the same day manager Willie Randolph was let go.

 

                In addition to his Major League coaching experience, Peterson has had coaching roles in the minor leagues with Pittsburgh (1979-83), Cleveland (1986-88), Chicago-AL (1989-94) and Boston (1997). He also served as minor league pitching coordinator with Toronto (1996-97). He joined the Oakland organization as a minor league roving pitching instructor in 1998 before being named Athletics pitching coach in March of that year.

 

                Peterson, who turns 55 on October 30, resides in Wall, New Jersey with his wife Betsy. The couple has three sons, Sean, Derek and Dylan.