Phillies need to prioritize finding new hitting & pitching coaches

The Phillies already made one splash move on their big-league staff this offseason, hiring former Manager of the Year and World Series champion Joe Girardi as their new skipper. With Girardi now in the fold and their biggest staff vacancy filled, it’s now time for the Phils to turn their attention toward finding a new pitching and hitting coach.

After watching the pitching and batting production plunder under their watch, the Phils canned ex-pitching coach Chris Young and ex-hitting coach John Mallee. As you probably recall, Mallee was dismissed midseason and replaced with Charlie Manuel on an interim basis. With Manuel returning to his role as a senior advisor in the front office, the role…