The Phillies are overhauling plenty of aspects of their organization this offseason, starting from the clubhouse all the way to the minor leagues and their scouting department.
On Friday, the organization promoted its longtime Northeast Scouting Supervisor/area scout Alex Agostino to cross checker, “covering from Canada all the way south the North Carolina,” according to the Canadian Baseball Network’s Bob Elliott.
Philadelphia Phillies promote area scout Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.) to position of cross checker covering from Canada all the way south to North Carolina @Phillies
— bob elliott (@elliottbaseball) November 29, 2019
Agostino has been involved in amateur and professional baseball for 35 years as a player, coach, administrator and scout across Canada and the Northeast U.