In the grand scheme of things, how important is a team’s current manager when a player is thinking about signing a deal in excess of 10 years? From here, not as important as many perceive it to be. The manager is certainly not as important as the general manager or owner. Managers come and go. Charlie Manuel, the most successful manager in Phillies franchise history, “only” lasted eight-and-a-half seasons as Phillies manager. Since Manuel was fired in August of 2013, the Phillies have had three different managers. Again, managers come and go.
Over the course of the 13 seasons that Bryce Harper has agreed to join the Phillies for, he will almost certainly have multiple different managers.