The Philadelphia Phillies are now under the control of a new management team, and the new decision makers certainly want to win sooner rather than later. However, while fans may hope for an immediate turnaround from the club’s status as worst team in baseball in 2015 to a contender in 2016, that is not likely to happen.
One thing that has become obvious from the approach voiced by those key Phillies decision makers: owner John Middleton, president Andy MacPhail, and general manager Matt Klentak, is that the club wants to do this the right way.