Dave Dombrowski addressed the media on Thursday morning at Citizens Bank Park, and spoke for over an hour. Don Mattingly proceeded to meet with the media via Zoom. For the first time in a while, there felt like some serious urgency from Dombrowski. Here’s everything you need to know from Thursday morning’s meetings: 1) Phillies […]
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The baffling coaching carousel continues: at the Phillies’ press availability on Thursday, Dave Dombrowski announced he’s adding former Mets manager Carlos Mendoza as a third base coach and an infield coach. Knee-jerk reaction: I don’t like this at all. May actually hate this. This sucks. Carlos Mendoza sucks. He was a bad manager. We all […]
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On the latest episode of Phillies Stoplight🚦, Tim Kelly and Anthony SanFilippo react to Dave Dombrowski’s year-end press conference, which […]
Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has confirmed that Trea Turner will begin the 2027 season at shortstop, but the veteran must improve defensively to retain his starting role at the position. Dombrowski addressed Turner’s future on Thursday, making it clear that the organization expects better results from the 33-year-old after his disappointing […]
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10:50am: Mayza will earn $2.75MM next season, according to Gelb. That’s a raise over the $1.75MM salary he collected this year. 9:38am: The Phillies made a couple of notable moves on Thursday morning, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced. In addition to re-signing left-handed reliever Tim Mayza to a one-year deal, the Phillies hired […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have hired former New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza as their third-base and infield coach for the 2027 season. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced the appointment Thursday, following the team’s decision to retain Don Mattingly as its full-time manager on Wednesday. Mendoza returns to the National League East after spending […]
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Mets coach lands in Philadelphia after turbulent tenure in New York.
The Phillies made a trade with the San Francisco Giants this trade deadline in which the headliner was Luis Arraez. With an offense that would be considered “moribund” at the time of the deal, getting Arraez was supposed to help revive them (narrator: it did not help revive them). To make the deal happen, the […]
Having formally announced the hiring of Don Mattingly as their full-time manager on Wednesday, Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has made another addition to the coaching staff.
The Phillies put an end to their managerial search when they promoted interim skipper Don Mattingly to the full-time role on Wednesday. They showed interest in ex-Red Sox manager Alex Cora during the process, but he wasn’t the only outside candidate on their radar. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski formally requested permission to contact […]
After NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury reported Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson would not return under Don Mattingly’s leadership in 2027, the usual talking points surfaced. What exactly does a hitting coach do for this team, anyway? It’s up to the players to perform. Coaches don’t do much when it […]
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Two former Philadelphia Phillies fan favorites turned down an interview for the team's open manager role.
Don Mattingly, who was officially named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, might have been the fourth choice for the job.
The season may not be technically over, but the Phillies have been in their offseason for two weeks. They have delayed their end of season press conference until today, with it now coming on the heels of the team making Don Mattingly their permanent manager. Manager was the first domino to fall for an offseason […]
In case you somehow missed the news yesterday, the Phillies have a “new” manager. The team announced yesterday that they removed the interim tag from Don Mattingly and named him their permanent manager with a new two-year contract. Later last night, it was reported that they will have a new hitting coach and infield coach, […]
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ALCS Game 3, nominate (13:52) the five Rays-iest players on the current Rays roster, discuss the Dodgers’ decision to start Shohei Ohtani in NLCS Game 3 (and the matchup between the Brewers and Blake Snell), react (57:00) to news about the Phillies’, Astros’, and (maybe?) Mariners’ managers, and […]
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Don Mattingly is the Phillies “interim” manager no more, as the team announced today that he’ll shed that interim label and be named the new full-time skipper. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said in a press release that Mattingly has signed a two-year deal covering the 2027-28 seasons. Mattingly relieved former manager Rob Thomson […]
Nothing short of a World Series was supposed to save Don Mattingly’s career as the Philadelphia Phillies’ manager. So, the general consensus after the Phillies exited the playoffs in the NL Wild Card Series was that Mattingly was walking. But the organization’s latest move has proved all those assumptions false. Ahead of the offseason, the […]
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As the Philadelphia Phillies confirmed Don Mattingly’s return as manager on a two-year contract covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons, they made changes elsewhere, firing hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson after an underwhelming 2026 season, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported Wednesday. Long and Dickerson had worked together in Philadelphia […]
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7:00pm: Matt Gelb of The Athletic confirmed the coaching decisions. His report notes that Long was signed through 2028 as part of an extension he signed after 2025. Gelb reports that Long is expected to get interest from several other clubs. He floats the Mets as a possibility, noting that Long has a good relationship […]
Don Mattingly is back, but there will be at least two changes to his coaching staff. The Phillies will not bring back hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson, NBC Sports Philadelphia Jim Salisbury reports. Long, who has two years remaining on his existing deal with the team, was hired as Phillies hitting […]
It’s been a busy day for the Phillies, but there is an NLCS game tonight. Let’s talk about it.
Hitting coach Kevin Long and infield coach Bobby Dickerson will not return to the Phillies coaching staff for the 2027 season, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia: The Phillies have trended downwards on offense for years, with the 2026 season being most notable. They were bottom five across baseball in multiple major offensive […]
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Don Mattingly will be back as the manager of the Phillies in 2027, but his coaching staff will look differently. […]
This is certainly something. Both of these coaches are good coaches. There have been significant upgrades in their lineup and infield while both of these guys were employed, especially when considering the entirety of their tenure rather than this past season. However…. When considering Long and his coaching of the hitters, one cannot deny that […]