During an autograph signing at Dynasty Sports & Framing in Langhorne, PA on Sunday, Phillies manager Rob Thomson made small talk with a fan as he signed a photo of the team after the pennant-clinching win against the Padres in the National League Championship Series.
The fan pointed to one of their favorite players, the recently traded Matt Vierling, in the middle and expressed disappointment.
“You’re going to like the lefty we got,” Thomson said, referring to new Phillies reliever Gregory Soto.
Thomson will enter the 2023 season with perhaps the most talented Phillies bullpen in team history.