band back together, though in this case the band never really left. The Phillies lost to the New York Mets in the NLDS, but management was evidently happy enough with that outcome. Front office executive Dave Dombrowski confirmed that manager Rob Thomson, along with the rest of his staff will return next season.
“We have a good coaching staff, primarily,” Dombrowski said. “They do a very efficient job. They did lead us to 95 wins and they’ve been with us for a couple years. A lot of cases three years and some beyond that…We have a good manager, they work well with the manager…He would like all of his coaches back. To me, it’s pretty simple in that regard. We did have a disappointing finish, which we did, but it’s hard to put that on their backs.
The Phillies end-of-season press conference brought with it very few answers. Dombrowski would prefer to stick with the status quo, and while there are clearly changes to be made as it pertains to player personnel, he thinks Thomson and his coaching staff deserve to be in leadership roles despite taking a step back in 2024. In fact, Thomson even received a one-year extension.
Speak of, what happened to Atlanta just this season? Ah, yes, losers of an NL Wild Card series to the San Diego Padres. Philadelphia is headed in the wrong direction. A managerial change might not be the answer, but Dombrowski ought to be hard at w
