Ronald James Romanick (born November 6, 1960) is an American professional

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and pitching coach. He is the minor league pitching coordinator for the

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organization. Romanick played in

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(MLB) for the

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from 1984 through 1986. In 2011, he was the

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' pitching coach.

Early years

Romanick graduated from Newport High School in

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in . He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign, choosing instead to attend

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, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. He was drafted again in , this time by the

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, in the first round (seventh overall) of the June Secondary amateur draft, but again did not sign. Romanick finally said yes to the

, who drafted him in the first round (fourth overall) of the January Secondary Draft. He spent three seasons in their minor league system, compiling a 30-25 record and 3.89

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in 71 starts.

Playing career

He won a roster spot with the Angels out of

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, going 12-12 with a 3.76 ERA his rookie season. He improved to 14-9 in . Perhaps the biggest game Romanick ever pitched was on October 2, 1985 against the

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. Having once had a 6.5 game lead in their division, the Angels found themselves just one game up on the

in the

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when they headed to

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for a four-game set on September 30. The Royals won the game on a three hit performance by

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, and went on to win the division by a game. After finishing second to Kansas City in Romanick's first two seasons in the big leagues, the Angels finally captured their division in , however, Romanick had not pitched for the major league club since July 21, and was left off the post-season roster. Following the 1986 season, he was traded with a

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(who would be Alan Mills) to the

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for Butch Wynegar. He spent the entire season with the Yankees' triple A affiliate, the

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, where he went 5-8 with a 5.16 ERA. He spent the following season in the

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organization before retiring.

Coaching career

Romanick worked as a minor league pitching coordinator and coach with the

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organization from through . He worked as minor league roving pitching instructor for the Athletics from through . On October 17, 2007, the A's promoted Romanick to the parent club as their bullpen coach, replacing Brad Fischer. On November 1, 2010, Romanick was named the pitching coach for the Athletics when Curt Young left to become the new pitching coach for the

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. Romanick was not retained after the 2011 season as manager Bob Melvin opted to have coaches of his own. The

hired Romanick as their minor league pitching coordinator in December 2011.

References

;General *''2006 Oakland Athletics Media Guide''. Pg. 358. Produced by the Oakland Athletics Public Relations Department.

External links

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