This, Matt Klentak said, was about looking forward.
“That’s the message today,” the general manager said shortly after the Phillies announced Friday that Pete Mackanin would not be back as the team’s manager in 2018. “It’s time to look forward.”
After watching Rhys Hoskins hit 18 home runs in 18 minutes and after watching Nick Williams drive in 52 runs in 80 games and after watching J.P. Crawford play three infield positions flawlessly, Klentak determined that the Phillies’ future is bright regardless of what the 2017 standings say.
