Philly Sports Network · Oct 3, 2020
BREAKING: Matt Klentak Steps Down as Phillies General Manager
The Phillies announced on Saturday afternoon that, almost a week following the finale of their 2020 campaign, Matt Klentak has stepped down as General Manager.
Matt Klentak was hired as GM following the 2015 season. He was brought in with the hopes of bringing modern-day analytics into the Phillies and to bring the Phillies back to the postseason. While Klentak brought analytics into the equation, he failed to make the playoffs, or even scrape up a winning record in his five years, ending with a five-year record of 326-382. Under Klentak and, previously, Ruben Amaro Jr., the Phillies own the second-longest postseason drought in the MLB (the Seattle Mariners being first).