Philadelphia Phillies will make Gabe Kapler the new manager. This is reported by mlb. com, citing internal sources. The successor of Pete Mackanin could be introduced already on Monday.
The 42-year-old Kapler, who ended his career in 2011, would have been the 54th captain of the team. Phillies manager of Phillies history and would replace Mackanin, who will take over the front office after three years at the helm. The Phillies had won 66 games in the past season, making them one of the worst teams in the league.
In the search for managers, the front office is said to have focused primarily on analytics – an area in which Kapler is well versed. He also has a broad knowledge of nutrition and fitness and is expected to get along very well with young players. Kapler has spent a total of twelve years with eight teams, and after his career ended he first worked as an analyst on television and then with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2015, Dave Roberts was appointed as his new manager.
Accordingly, he has little experience as a manager. Only in 2007 he was a short time manager at Class A Greenville, a subclass team before continuing his career.
In addition to him, the Phillies are said to have had Triple A manager Dusty Wathan and the previous Red Sox manager John Farrell on the list.
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