What will Matt Klentak’s role be under Dave Dombrowski?

Matt Klentak is under contract with the Philadelphia Phillies through the 2022 season, so when he “stepped down” as general manager in early October, it didn’t mean that he entirely left the organization.

New president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who essentially amounts to Klentak’s successor, was asked in his introductory press conference Friday what the role of the former general manager will be moving forward.

“I spoke to Matt yesterday, actually,” Dombrowski said. “I’ve known Matt for years…I have a great deal of respect for him…he’s a very smart individual…he said he would help however he possibly could. I talked to him about some things, and I said ‘you know, I would love to…