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Phillies hitting coach in 2017 Matt Stairs has agreed to become hitting coach for the San Diego Padres.

Joe Girardi will not return as Yankees manager in 2018. Only the Phillies and Washington Nationals have vacancies.

The Phillies reportedly are still interviewing candidates and have met with former Red Sox manager John Farrell about the opening.

The Phillies kicked off managerial interviews with incumbent third base coach Juan Samuel.

This week's Phillies mailbag looks at Joe Girardi and John Farrell as potential managers, and what Larry Bowa might be doing come Spring.

Two things happened in the last week that may have never been had another course of action been taken.  First, the Phillies signed manager Pete Mackanin to a contract extension, that makes the former Phillies interim manager the permanent manager through the 2018 season, at minimum...

It's easy to look at the raw numbers of past pitching staffs under Bob McClure, who the Phillies hired as pitching coach Monday, and point and laugh and gasp for what may be yet to come here in 2014. But it's not that simple -- something we learned during the time of the guy McClure replaced in Philadelphia...