{"id":25902,"date":"2019-10-24T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=25902"},"modified":"2019-10-24T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:50:46","slug":"joe-girardi-in-as-next-philadelphia-phillies-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/10\/24\/joe-girardi-in-as-next-philadelphia-phillies-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Girardi in as Next Philadelphia Phillies Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/girarjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Girardi<\/a> in as Next Philadelphia Phillies Manager<\/h2>\n<p>The wait is over in Philadelphia as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> have found their next manager. Confirmed by Jon Heyman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/girarjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joe Girardi<\/strong><\/a> will lead the team next season.<\/p>\n<p>Since parting ways with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/new-york-yankees\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Yankees<\/a> in 2017, Girardi has been utilized as an analyst for MLB Network. Girardi joins the Phillies sporting a record of 988-794 throughout his tenure. He won Manager of the Year with the then <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/miami-marlins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Marlins<\/a> in 2006 and delivered a World Series title in 2009 for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Phillies hire Joe Girardi as manager<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1187359038293598208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Need for Improvement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Girardi will be called upon to improve what has been an underwhelming team overall. The hyped pitching staff has been severely underwhelming. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arrieja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Arrieta<\/a><\/strong> has given up the second-most home runs per nine innings of his career (1.39). <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nolaaa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Nola<\/a><\/strong> ended the season sporting a FIP of 4.03. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roberda08.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Robertson<\/a><\/strong> didn\u2019t help one thing having <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnto01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy John<\/a><\/strong> surgery early in the season. The staff overall was 23rd in team FIP (4.33), 20th in strikeout rate (8.62), and 17th in walk rate (3.38).<\/p>\n<p>The offense sputtered as well with guys like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/segurje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jean Segura<\/a><\/strong> posting his lowest WAR since 2015. While he wasn\u2019t terrible, their $330 Million dollar man in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong> sported a slash line of 260\/.372\/.510. A far cry from what many had expected from the slugger. The team overall was 19th in BABIP (.293) and swung at over 30 percent of pitches outside the strike zone as noted by Fangraphs.com.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Going Forward<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Phillies, according to Spotrac, will likely own MLB\u2019s eighth-largest payroll. That along with the ability to mix up the lineup could have been two of the biggest selling points for landing Girardi.<\/p>\n<p>That large payroll still allows Girardi and the Phillies to go out and improve their starting rotation with a marquee free agent. The decision to go with Girardi might come as a surprise to most as he represents the polar opposite of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kaplega01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gabe Kapler<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s his traditional style that got Girardi ousted from his last managerial job but at the same time, the pressure surrounding the Phillies is great. If anyone knows how to handle pressure, it\u2019s Girardi after three league championship series appearances and one World Series title.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Girardi in as Next Philadelphia Phillies Manager The wait is over in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Phillies have found their next manager. Confirmed by Jon Heyman, Joe Girardi will lead the team next season. Since parting ways with the New York Yankees in 2017, Girardi has been utilized as an analyst for MLB Network. 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