It’s been over a week since Matt Klentak stepped down as Philadelphia Phillies general manager, and we’ve yet to see a candidate linked to the position. Perhaps that’s because the Phillies are weighing whether they want to restructure their entire front office this offseason.
Saturday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Phillies managing partner John Middleton would like president Andy MacPhail to step aside from his current role:
“Three sources said this past week that they believe Middleton’s preference is for MacPhail to relinquish the club presidency a year early or at least to cede his baseball-related duties, thereby enabling the Phillies to hire both a president of baseball operations and a general manager.