Phillies Resembling Retirement Community: This Week In Philly Sports – Patch

Phillies Resembling Retirement Community: This Week In Philly Sports Patch
Phillies Vice President Of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski says he's sticking around along with a lot of the team's older players. Whether baseball is played in 2027 due to a potential lockout, Dave Dombrowski said that he is sticking around for some time. The Philadelphia Phillies vice president of baseball operations held a press conference on Thursday to state that he may "bring it back" once again after already doing so again and again and again. Interim Manager Don Mattingly is now the team's manager, getting a two-year contract after taking over last year and taking the team to its fifth straight playoff appearance. Dombrowski, when asked about a contract extension, said he plans on sticking around for several years to come.
And since most of the team's older players are under contract for next year, the dugout might seem more like a retirement community. Instead of The Phillies getting a shot of youth, this team hopes to be drinking from the Fountain of Youth. Dombrowski said that he needs to get the team's older players "off their feet" more during the season. Maybe we'll start seeing some rocking chairs in the dugout next year. Dombrowski said that Bryce Harper will be penciled in to mainly play first base, although he could play some in right field if the team
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