The Phillies could replace Price internally with assistant pitching coach Dave Ludquist, bullpen coach Jim Gott, or minor-league director of pitching development Rafael Chaves. Rich Dubee, who was the team’s pitching coach for nine seasons including the 2008 world champions, has an interest in the job and would bring a similar style to Price as he blends analytics with old-school teaching.

Slowhand wrote:

The Phillies could replace Price internally with assistant pitching coach Dave Ludquist, bullpen coach Jim Gott, or minor-league director of pitching development Rafael Chaves. Rich Dubee, who was the team’s pitching coach for nine seasons including the 2008 world champions, has an interest in the job and would bring a similar style to Price as he blends analytics with old-school teaching.

jonmorosi
The #Phillies are again considering #Royals assistant GM J.J. Picollo for their GM opening, as I reported [Saturday] on @MLBNetwork. Picollo grew up in New Jersey and was a candidate during Philly's previous GM search, prior to the hiring of Matt Klentak.

MFP wrote:Other than that Morosi news about Picollo, it's often been noted how quiet the search has been and it has some people jumping to conclusions about how they might just go with MacPhail/Rice for this year.

But with the insinuation last week that Middleton would prefer to push MacPhail out and hire both a new president and a new GM this offseason and with the Rays still playing... what if it's just quiet because he's waiting until the Rays are done so he can talk to Neander? Neander being hired as president of baseball ops and then him bringing Bobby Heck along as GM would pretty much be the best thing the Phillies could do.

swishnicholson wrote:

MFP wrote:Other than that Morosi news about Picollo, it's often been noted how quiet the search has been and it has some people jumping to conclusions about how they might just go with MacPhail/Rice for this year.

But with the insinuation last week that Middleton would prefer to push MacPhail out and hire both a new president and a new GM this offseason and with the Rays still playing... what if it's just quiet because he's waiting until the Rays are done so he can talk to Neander? Neander being hired as president of baseball ops and then him bringing Bobby Heck along as GM would pretty much be the best thing the Phillies could do.

I wouldn't like to see Neander at all. Too primitive.