Jon Heyman published a dumb rumor about Gabe Kapler

Gabe Kapler is a polarizing figure. But like him or hate him, he’s the manager of the Phillies, and he’s doing things in that capacity on a daily basis.

Or is he?

Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the worst-named sports website in the biz, dropped a Kapler tidbit into his daily update. Here’s the entire thing.

This rumor could be going around because Gabe Kapler is unpopular among scouts around the game, but word is that bench coach Rob Thomson has gained influence after a few early mistakes by Kapler. Thomson is well-respected around the league and has long experience as Joe Girardi’s right-hand man with the Yankees, and he should be a managing candidate somewhere, but in this day and age where…