Barely managing: Phillies vs. Giants series preview

What value does Joe Girardi provide?It’s Memorial Day. We’ve arrived at the unofficial start of summer, and the Phillies are in bad shape. They’re now 10.5 games out of first place after yet another soul-crushing loss. With the Phillies’ current manager providing no perceptible (positive) value, it seems like perfect timing for their former manager to return to town at the helm of a team that’s faring much better than the Phillies.

Record: 25-21 (Third place in National League West, 7.5 games back)

The last time they met

The Phillies visited the Bay area in June 2021 and lost two of three. It’s not a good sign when the Phillies’ best starting pitcher in the series was Vince Velasquez. (Don’t…