Joe Girardi’s staff may soon be close to being completed.
According to a report from Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Phillies appear to be close to wrapping up their search for a new hitting coach. Breen says that Washington Nationals assistant hitting coach Joe Dillon “has emerged as the team’s likely choice.”
Dillon has spent the last two seasons in Washington under Kevin Long, who was in New York for seven seasons with Girardi. Breen notes that Long’s endorsement of Dillon went a long way for Girardi during this hiring process.