The Phillies moved to grab what people are calling an “up and comer” to run their minor league player development.
To see the Phillies move this quickly to get this done signifies that they probably believed he was going to go quickly once the season was over. They got out ahead of the competition and got their man.
Hopefully, Mattingly knows what he is getting into. The Phillies aren’t exactly known for being a paragon of player development, what with their lack of homegrown stars on the current team and the disappointing players that have been drafted and developed in the higher rounds during their rebuild.