If it wasn’t clear before that the Phillies were totally committed to reinventing themselves, the hiring of former Los Angeles Dodgers executive and former player Gabe Kapler hammered that point home.
This isn’t your grandfather’s Phillies. It’s not your father’s Phillies. Heck, it’s not even your slightly-older brother’s Phillies.
These are John Middleton’s Phillies. These are Andy MacPhail’s Phillies. These are Matt Klentak’s Phillies, and these are the Phillies that have not only embraced analytics after keeping it at arms’ length for so long, but are now going all-in with the addition of Kapler to be the team’s top field general.