The Phillies managerial search, which could end as early as this week, may have narrowed down even thinner than the three believed finalists in Dusty Baker, Joe Girardi and Buck Showalter.
Girardi, who won the 2009 World Series against the Phillies as manager of the New York Yankees, is increasingly becoming the favorite the succeed the recently dismissed Gabe Kapler. Girardi met for the second time with the Phillies in Philadelphia on Monday, and, according to NBC Sports Chicago’s David Kaplan, is considered the “clear favorite.”
The two other candidates, Baker and Showalter, have been equally vetted by Phillies brass, with both sides also meeting for a second time this past Thursday and Friday, respectively.