Phillies trade with Pittsburgh Cancelled. Anderson to Seattle

zambonir 2021-07-28 18:44:51 UTC #41

Gillick is still an owner, so he doesn't need the puffery. Also interesting how low the Chairman Emeritus title is now! I assume that when MacPhail leaves they may elevate David Buck's title to President on the business side.

Klentak being in the executive tier instead of the baseball tier is the odd part. Especially when everyone in the baseball tier is someone he hired, including the GM. But that's exactly the point I guess: just too awkward for him to advise - let alone work for - them. Maybe he consults with Dombrowski (or Middleton/MacPhail) or maybe he just sits at home reading reports.

Philsmania 2021-07-28 19:47:00 UTC #42

If "Chairman Emeritus" is a paid gig, I suspect it is a no-work one. Hard to believe that Giles is "only" 86 years old. I could have sworn he was well into his nineties.

zambonir 2021-07-28 20:19:42 UTC #43

It might be paid, but agreed. I'm sure the "job" consists of an occasional phone call or meeting from the owners, perhaps the baseball people too, but they are really just social calls/paying tribute to the old Don they forced out.

bkox 2021-07-28 20:53:09 UTC #44

As I just laid out on @975TheFanatic on the @MikeMiss25 Show, I'm not buying the Phillies-Pirates Tyler Anderson conspiracy theories

Heard the teams spent 4 hours trying to rework that deal, and the Pirates didn't call the Mariners back until late last night after it fell apart.
— Jayson Stark ( @jaysonst ) July 28, 2021