Dave Dombrowski isn’t spending any time on the Alex Cora chatter, at least not while the Phillies are still trying to steady their season.
Philadelphia has put together some better results after a rough start, and the club is hanging around in a crowded NL wild card race. But when New York Post MLB insider Jon Heyman asked Dombrowski whether Cora could be a possibility for the Phillies down the road, the team president made it clear that his attention is elsewhere.
“Well, really haven't thought anything, like I said, about that,” Dombrowski said.
He went on to praise Cora without turning the conversation into a front-office roadmap.
“Alex Cora did a great job for us in Boston. He's, to me, a very good big league manager.
He's a friend of mine at this point, but really all of those things are for future topics at the end of the season. And really we haven't gotten into those at all because I don't think that it's ever good to not focus on what we need to do, which is right here on the field, so tremendous person,” the president added.
Dombrowski stopped short of ruling anything out entirely, but he pushed any real discussion to after the season.
Phillies prez Dave Dombrowski says here Alex Cora’s a “very good” manager and a friend but emphasizes that Philly is focused on the present. Also in pod: DD talks Don, Bryce, Arraez
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“And when you mention those good managers, he's writing that same topic of conversation, but we'll wait and see what happens after the season goes as far as the Phillies in 2027,” he further said.
The Phillies had fired Cora earlier this season after a 10-17 start, but for now, Dombrowski says the only thing on his mind is the team in front of him.
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