The Phillies, according to two reports, have trimmed their managerial search to two candidates just 27 days after they removed Pete Mackanin from the dugout. Dusty Wathan, the manager at triple-A Lehigh Valley, is one. The other is Gabe Kapler, the director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The next manager could be revealed early next week.
Both MLB.com and NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that Wathan and Kapler advanced to the second round of the prolonged interview process. The Phillies declined comment.
The two men occupy different ends of the baseball spectrum. Wathan, 44, has managed in the Phillies farm system for the last decade, and he collected five at-bats in the majors.