The Phillies had an opportunity to bring an assistant general manager with a strong scouting and player development background home from Kansas City last month.
They declined to do so, opting instead to hire Matt Klentak as their 11th general manager.
J.J. Picollo, a Cherry Hill native who holds the title of assistant GM of player personnel, remained with the Royals and celebrated a World Series title Tuesday during a parade through downtown Kansas City.
It was seven years ago that the Phillies opted for Ruben Amaro Jr. over Mike Arbuckle. It was as clear then as it is now that Arbuckle was the assistant to general manager Pat Gillick with the more appealing scouting and player development background.