While the Phillies have not yet fired Gabe Kapler, the sense around baseball is that Kapler is unlikely to return for a third season.
Already, veteran managers such as Joe Maddon, Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter, and Mike Scioscia have had their names linked to what some consider to be the best job opening out there.
A new veteran manager now receiving hype on the manager rumor mill is former Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons, according to Philadelphia’s own Jayson Stark.
Great to hear the name of former #BlueJays manager John Gibbons being floated in the managerial rumor mill
Has connections with 4 organizations that could potentially be looking for a manager.