As the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves have seemingly left the Philadelphia Phillies in the dust in terms of player development, the Phillies have been left to ponder where they’ve gone wrong in their process. 2019 is the first season that Josh Bonifay has been the Phillies farm director, as Joe Jordan resigned in September of 2018. 364 days after Jordan’s resignation, another key member of the Phillies development staff has decided to step down.
According to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Phillies scouting director Johnny Almaraz is “stepping down at his own request.