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edcl51
Should have been done at the start of the year. Have a GM for the 76ers thats celebrated for losing and a GM for the phillies who’s a buffoon. What a combination
EvanWins 2
Another excellent example of how much Phillies fans like to complain: announce good news and it’s met with a complaint that it should have happened earlier.
Worst fans in the sport…and I have to root with them.
jb226
Is he wrong? The whole thing feels like a half-measure. I get that MacPhail needs some time to evaluate the organization, but “we’re announcing the hiring of our new president except he isn’t really the president and also he won’t be in charge of anything until 2016 — never fear, the same people who got you here are still in charge” isn’t exactly a rousing rebuilding plan.
Phillies2017
I don’t believe Amaro will be around too long because they want to get someone in who will be there for the future. Also, Im hoping for Ron Washington as the new manager.
sascoach2003
MacPhail must like horror movies because he’s walking into one…
utleysk
I hardly call having a much improved farm system with legitimate prospects rising through the system, high draft picks next year, increased Latin American signings and only one major contract left over(Ryan Howard-after trades) for 2016 a bad situation for the future rebuild. McPhail has started with much less before and succeeded as Amaro has left some building blocks.
Dock_Elvis
I completely agree, but I also have sympathy for anyone that wants to state that the rebuild took too long and the Phillies have been questionable ran in the GM seat. You ultimately want leadership that’s a step ahead of the fan base and that can instill confidence…rather than one that only comes to an agreement with the reality a year behind 99% of anyone else that cares. Phillies need leadership..and hopefully they are getting it in both the front office and the dugout. This is a a solid baseball environment, and has been so in the past… I’m optimistic that August and September will be hopeful times for Phillies fans.
daver4470
Whatever the Phillies may say in their press releases or news conferences, it’s safe to assume that there is NO WAY that MacPhail doesn’t have final authority over team decisionmaking, effective right now. For propriety’s sake, the Phils aren’t going to shove Gillick out the door… but there’s zero chance that MacPhail would have saddled up on this horse now if he didn’t get control of the reins as well.
double
MacPhail pretty much said it’d be stupid to hand the team over to him now. He isn’t current on the players and the game has changed in the last three years. He doesn’t believe he could do the job today but does believe he’ll be ready to do it October 1.
timpa
He’s also not going to just sit back and let assets be moved from a team he is going to inherit with no sat. I think the chances of Cole Hamels being traded declined.
Dock_Elvis
That might not be a horrible thing if it enables a better deal because more teams might be involved in the offseason. What I took from the latest update was the lame duck status of Amaro. It’s just too bad they don’t have the front office in place to deal with their needs at this point.
timpa
I very much doubt Hamels has more value when other pitchers are out there as free agents. The teams not willing to spend money on a top pitcher as a FA probably aren’t teams Hamels would want to go to.
I think the absolute peak value is right now.
flyerzfan12
Sadly I have to agree with timpa here. If the Phillies are going to trade Hamels, this trade deadline is the time to do it. If there was only 1 marquee SP on the FA market, I’d say okay the teams that miss out on him may be willing to fork over the prospects and cash for Hamels. But with so many good-great SP available this offseason, I really don’t see that happening. If they’re going to keep him, fine (even though I believe that would be a mistake unless the offers really were that bad). But if you’re going to move him, don’t wait til the offseason.
daver4470
I agree too. Two+ months of Hamels plus the rest of his deal has a lot of value at this deadline, but at the end of the year it’s a “give up prospect value for Hamels” vs. “pay nothing but money for Cueto or Zimmerman” comparison, and I think the reasonably expected haul would diminish accordingly.