If you read between the lines, it’s not difficult to imagine what managerial candidates could be of interest to the Philadelphia Phillies if they do part ways with Gabe Kapler.
As of right now, Kapler is the Phillies manager, as he has one year remaining on his contract. It’s the worst kept secret in the baseball world, though, that Phillies managing partner John Middleton has been weighing making a change since the season wrapped up on Sept. 29 (and realistically, the weighing likely started before that).
While this deliberation is taking place, Matt Gelb of The Athletic says that there’s “mutual interest” between Showalter and the Phillies.