2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies

JIM WRIGHT
BULLPEN COACH
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Ht: 6-5 Wt: 205 Age: 56/57
Born: March 3, 1955 in St. Joseph, MO Residence: Peoria, IL
Coaching Experience: 3 seasons Named: Coach on Nov. 24,2008
COACHING CAREER: Wright begins his 16th season in the Rockies organization, his fourth year in his current position...in
2009 he returned to the Major League coaching staff for the first time since 2002, when he served as the club’s
pitching coach (Wright he helped guide Jason Jennings to the National League Rookie of the Year Award that season)...Wright
served as the organization’s roving pitching coordinator for six seasons from 2003-08...from 1999-2001,
Wright served as Colorado Springs’ pitching coach...he began his career with the Rockies tutoring pitchers at Double-A
New Haven from 1997-98...prior to that, he coached in the Phillies farm system from 1990-96, including part of the 1996
campaign as the Major League pitching coach as a replacement for Johnny Podres who was ill…got his start in coaching
with the Cubs organization in 1984.
PLAYING CAREER: The right-handed pitcher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 Rule 5 draft
despite missing the 1979 season with an arm injury…made his Major League debut with the Royals on April 22,
1981…spent his final year as a player in the Cubs system and retired after the 1983 season due to arm injuries…threw
two Minor League no-hitters (Auburn in 1974 and in 1975 with Spartanburg).
PERSONAL: James Leon Wright...Jim and his wife, Pamela, and children, Jim, Coby, Megan, Ben and Emma,
reside in Peoria, IL.
WRIGHT’S MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
1981 KANSAS CITY 2-3 3.46 17 4 0 0 0 52.0 57 21 20 21 27
1982 KANSAS CITY 0-0 5.32 7 0 0 0 0 23.2 32 18 14 6 9
Major League Totals 2-3 4.04 24 4 0 0 0 75.2 89 39 34 27 36
JERRY WEINSTEIN
CATCHING COACH
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Ht: 5-7 Wt: 165 Age: 68
Born: Nov. 9, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA Residence: San Luis Obispo, CA
Coaching Experience: 50 years Named: October 21, 2011
COACHING CAREER: Jerry Weinstein begins his sixth season with the Rockies, first as the Major League Catching
Coach...prior to his current role, Weinstein was the manager of the Rockies High-A affiliate, Modesto…Weinstein has led
the Nuts to a winning record in each of his five seasons…prior to joining the Rockies, Weinstein, who has over 40 years
of coaching experience, was the pitching coach for the Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) baseball team from 2001-05…prior to
his coaching stint with the Mustangs, Weinstein was the Los Angeles Dodgers Director of Player Development in 2000 and
2001 and also served as the Dodgers’ catching coordinator in 1999…he was a head coach at Sacramento City College
for 23 seasons, posting a record of 831-208-12 while guiding the Panthers to 16 conference championships, two co-conference
titles, a state title in 1988 and a national crown in 1998…he is a member of the California Community College
Baseball Hall of Fame and the Sacramento City College Sports Hall of Fame…was named the National Community
College Baseball Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1998…in addition to his success in Sacramento, Weinstein has also
served as a coach for the United States Olympic teams in 1992 and 1996…he was also an assistant coach for the 1987
U.S. Pan American Games team and led the 2005 U.S. club to a gold medal at the Maccabiah Games…his previous college
coaching stints included one season (1984) as assistant coach at Miami (Fla) and two seasons (1966, 1968) as the
freshman coach at UCLA…also managed several minor league teams for Milwaukee, Montreal and Chicago-
NL…Weinstein earned his bachelor’s degree in history at UCLA in 1965 and earned a master’s degree in physical education
at UCLA in 1969.
PERSONAL: Jerry and his wife, Andrea, reside in San Luis Obispo and have two kids, Aaron and Amy.
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