{"id":117692,"date":"2026-04-28T11:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/rob-thomson-might-end-up-taking-the-blame-for-this-phillies-roster\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:58:29","slug":"rob-thomson-might-end-up-taking-the-blame-for-this-phillies-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/rob-thomson-might-end-up-taking-the-blame-for-this-phillies-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Thomson might end up taking the blame for this Phillies roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"flex border-b border-solid items-center justify-between mb-6 pb-5 border-b-neutral-light-charcoal-gray\">\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 self-stretch\"><button class=\"audio-paywall-trigger bg-transparent flex gap-2 items-center cursor-pointer\"><span class=\"font-grot10 text-3.5 font-semibold not-italic leading-4 text-primary\">Listen to article<!-- --> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2022<\/span>\u00a0<time>0:00<!-- --> min<\/time><\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Feedback\" class=\"bg-transparent cursor-pointer flex\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\/><audio><track kind=\"captions\" class=\"hidden\"\/><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">When you manage the fifth-highest payroll in baseball to the worst record in the majors, humor is probably your best coping mechanism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Right, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/rob-thomson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/rob-thomson\/\">Rob Thomson<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cI worked for a guy for 28 years that, as the <i>Seinfeld <\/i>episode will tell you, fires people like it\u2019s a bodily function, and it never bothered me,&#8221; the embattled <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/phillies\">Phillies<\/a> manager said Sunday. \u201cIt didn\u2019t. I don\u2019t have time to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-manager-rob-thomson-hot-seat-last-place-20260426.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Phillies manager Rob Thomson on speculation about his dismissal: \u2018I\u2019ve never worried about that\u2019<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">OK, fair. But Thomson\u2019s reference to <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5BqgsIbn3_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5BqgsIbn3_w\">sitcom George Steinbrenner<\/a> brought to mind another scene from the same show. Remember when George Costanza <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1TOuK47jjck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1TOuK47jjck\">tied the World Series trophy to his bumper<\/a> and drove around the parking lot to try to get fired by the Yankees?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Well, did you see the Phillies\u2019 lineup <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-braves-score-lose-sixth-straight-series-kyle-schwarber-homer-20260426.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-braves-score-lose-sixth-straight-series-kyle-schwarber-homer-20260426.html\">Sunday in Atlanta<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">A rookie (Felix Reyes) with five games of major league experience in the cleanup spot. A utility man (Dylan Moore) making his first start in center field since 2023. A third baseman (<a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/alec-bohm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/alec-bohm\/\">Alec Bohm<\/a>) with a .412 OPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">But before you presume Thomson was trying to get canned, consider this: Against Braves ace lefty Chris Sale, it might\u2019ve been the Phillies\u2019 optimal lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">And that\u2019s an indictment of <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/dave-dombrowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/dave-dombrowski\/\">Dave Dombrowski<\/a>\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Look, the Phillies have a $317 million luxury-tax payroll and a 9-19 record, which qualifies as a full-blown crisis. For years, they leaned in to extreme continuity. The core \u2014 <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/bryce-harper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/bryce-harper\/\">Bryce Harper<\/a>, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/jt-realmuto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/jt-realmuto\/\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a>, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/zack-wheeler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/zack-wheeler\/\">Zack Wheeler<\/a>, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/aaron-nola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/aaron-nola\/\">Aaron Nola<\/a>, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/kyle-schwarber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/kyle-schwarber\/\">Kyle Schwarber<\/a>, and <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/trea-turner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/trea-turner\/\">Trea Turner<\/a> \u2014 hasn\u2019t changed, even as the players aged into their 30s. Thomson\u2019s coaching staff stayed intact, too, year after year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">It\u2019s clear now that something must change, more than demoting reserve outfielder Otto Kemp and releasing No.6 starter Taijuan Walker. It won\u2019t be Dombrowski, a two-time World Series-winning president of baseball operations who has owner <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/john-middleton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/john-middleton\/\">John Middleton<\/a>\u2018s full trust. It won\u2019t be that core of players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">If the ax falls \u2014 and team officials surely discussed all possibilities Monday and whether to take action before the start of a three-game homestand Tuesday night \u2014 it usually comes down on the manager. Fair or not, it\u2019s part of the gig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/record-roster-fire-manager-dombrowski-trades-free-agency-20260424.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Dave Dombrowski is \u2018responsible\u2019 for this reeling Phillies roster. And these decisions helped get them here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Nobody understands that better than Thomson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Mild-mannered and humble, he was poised to retire after the 2022 season if Dombrowski hadn\u2019t <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-mlb-playoffs-rob-thomson-manager-rockies-20220902.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-mlb-playoffs-rob-thomson-manager-rockies-20220902.html\">tapped him in June to replace Joe Girardi<\/a>, who was <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-girardi-future-defense-bullpen-20220603.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/phillies-girardi-future-defense-bullpen-20220603.html\">fired after a day off<\/a> that led into a series at home. The Phillies have the third-best record in baseball since Thomson took over. He has led them to four consecutive postseason appearances and back-to-back division titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Thomson, 62, likes to say these last four years have been the time of his life. <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/nick-castellanos-beer-dugout-released-rob-thomson-20260212.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/nick-castellanos-beer-dugout-released-rob-thomson-20260212.html\">A public challenge from Nick Castellanos<\/a> last June didn\u2019t change that. Neither will the threat of losing his job now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Maybe Thomson will be spared. Dombrowski said last Tuesday that there was \u201cnothing to ponder at this point\u201d about a managerial change. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Yet the losing continues. The Phillies have been outscored by 54 runs, the majors\u2019 worst differential. And Alex Cora, Dombrowski\u2019s handpicked manager in Boston and partner in the Red Sox\u2019 2018 World Series triumph, is suddenly available after getting fired Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">(Regarding Cora: He\u2019s due to get paid by the Red Sox through 2027 and likely will want a longer contract if he takes another job. A manager hasn\u2019t led two teams in the same season since Buck Rodgers in 1991. It\u2019s unclear if Cora wants to manage again this year. A source close to him said he\u2019s \u201cgood\u201d with being let go because his vision for the Red Sox\u2019 direction differed from that of the front office.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">In any case, before the Cora saga, Dombrowski invited three trusted scouts \u2014 David Chadd, Charley Kerfeld, and Brad Sloan \u2014 to meet the Phillies in Atlanta over the weekend and encouraged them to hang around the dugout and clubhouse before games. It\u2019s evident he wanted their firsthand input into how to fix what\u2019s wrong. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Maybe they told him to look at the roster he built.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/justin-crawford-stolen-base-trea-turner-lineup-batting-order-20260418.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">The Phillies have elite speed at the top and bottom of the order. And it could be key for an inconsistent offense.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Because although Thomson is hardly blameless (not having a lefty ready to face pinch-hitting Michael Harris II proved costly <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/andrew-painter-losing-streak-score-highlights-braves-20260424.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/andrew-painter-losing-streak-score-highlights-braves-20260424.html\">Friday night in Atlanta<\/a>), it\u2019s difficult to find solutions that aren\u2019t there. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Thomson has juggled the batting order, and still, the Phillies rank 29th, 25th, and 27th in OPS from the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 spots. Their right-handed hitters have a historically bad .505 OPS against left-handed pitching, which would be the lowest mark for any team since the 1918 Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cYeah, we\u2019ve got to fix that, for sure,\u201d Thomson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">OK, how?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Bohm has barreled one ball all season and is batting .083 against fastballs. As a player with more than five years of major league service, he can\u2019t get sent to the minors without his consent. Maybe Edmundo Sosa could eat into his playing time, though. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Thomson said <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/brandon-marsh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/brandon-marsh\/\">Brandon Marsh<\/a> would get more starts in left field against lefties. Maybe <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/jt-realmuto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/inquirer.com\/topic\/jt-realmuto\/\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a> will move up in the order when he returns from the injured list, although like many Phillies hitters, he profiles better in the bottom third of the order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The real difference-making move should have come in the offseason. Dombrowski <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/bo-bichette-free-agency-realmuto-dombrowski-contract-20260120.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/bo-bichette-free-agency-realmuto-dombrowski-contract-20260120.html\">threw $200 million at free agent Bo Bichette<\/a> to add a right-handed bat to the middle of the order. After Bichette took a shorter-term, higher-salary offer from the Mets, the Phillies re-signed Realmuto and stuck with Bohm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">And now, the roster is the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Not much Thomson can do about that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">But he might wind up taking the fall for it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/phillies\/rob-thomson-future-fire-manager-alex-cora-contract-dombrowski-20260427.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min When you manage the fifth-highest payroll in baseball to the worst record in the majors, humor is probably your best coping mechanism. 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