The general manager meetings ended last Thursday and the winter meetings are less than a month away, but we could be waiting a while for players such as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to make up their minds about what city they want to play in next season. That does not mean it was a dull week on the Phillies' Hot Stove front.
On the contrary, the team promoted assistant pitching coach Chris Young on Wednesday at the expense of Rick Kranitz, who had seemingly done a solid job in his first season as the Phillies' pitching coach.