PHILADELPHIA -- Andy MacPhail told Ruben Amaro Jr. on Thursday that he would not return next season as general manager.
Perhaps the first question on the minds of people in the Phillies' front office and coaching staff: What does this mean for them?
As MacPhail illustrated, a new team president often wants his own general manager. And a new general manager often wants his own people working underneath him. But MacPhail said that is not the case here. He expects the baseball operations staff to return, at least through next season. And it sounds like Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin has a good chance of returning, too.