When Gabe Kapler was the Dodgers’ farm director, descriptions of him varied from “creative” to “weird,” and that probably remains the case after his first few months as the Philadelphia Phillies manager. He’s as open to unconventional ideas now as he was then.
Take a conversation Wednesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium that started with an inquiry about who would replace utility man Pedro Florimon as the team’s emergency pitcher. Florimon, who has pitched twice for the Phillies this season, is scheduled to undergo surgery on a broken foot.
“I think it’s sort of become embarrassing to use a position player.