The Philadelphia Phillies are hiring Anirudh Kilambi to be an assistant general manager, as first reported Thursday by ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Kilambi comes to Philadelphia from Tampa Bay, where he was an assistant director of research and development for the Rays before a recent promotion to director of decision science.
Kilambi will run the Phillies research and development department as well as the team’s “use of data in all aspects of organizational decision making,” a team statement said. The 27-year-old was one of the figures noted by The Tampa Bay Times as instrumental in discovering under-the-radar talent— particularly on the pitching side — that helped the Rays to 100 wins despite mounting injuries in the 2021 season.