Three potential candidates have emerged in the Phillies search for the franchises’ 54th manager in 135 seasons. Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports Brad Ausmus, Tim Bogar, and Gary DiSarcina are among an early list of “hot names” for the job.
Ausmus was recently fired by the Detroit Tigers after his fourth season managing an aging club. Compiling a 314-332 record in the Motor City, Ausmus won zero playoff games despite winning the American League Central.
Detroit was constantly in flux with the idea of rebuilding, leading to a 26 game drop-off from Ausmus’ first and last years.