Mickey Callaway, then the Cleveland Indians pitching coach, was one of the first names to emerge as a candidate during the Philadelphia Phillies last managerial search in October of 2017. Ultimately, the Phillies managerial search didn’t move as quickly as interest in Callaway, who served on Terry Francona’s staff from 2013-2017. Callaway was hired by the division-rival New York Mets on Oct. 23, 2017. The Phillies didn’t choose their eventual manager – Gabe Kapler – for seven more days.
Two October’s later, it appears that the Phillies and Mets could find themselves in competition for perhaps the best managerial candidate available.