President Theo Epstein of the Chicago Cubs (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The Phillies will gauge interest from Theo Epstein to join their front office.
Three-time World Series champion front office executive Theo Epstein suddenly becoming available was like the holiday season coming a month early for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
As NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury puts it in Wednesday’s “SportsNet Central,” it is as if future Hall of Fame center fielder Mike Trout suddenly became available — at the same time the Phillies are looking for a player at the position who “plays great defense, gets on base, drives in runs,” and “hits for power.