Philadelphia Phillies: The pros and cons of hiring Dave Dombrowski
By David Esser
The Philadelphia Phillies newest President, Dave Dombrowski, has plenty of *pros* and *cons* to go around.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the Philadelphia Phillies have hired themselves a new President of Baseball Operations. A steady member of the MLB’s executive circle for the last four decades, Dave Dombrowski is one of the more well-known names in terms of baseball front office members.
While it wasn’t Erik Neander or Theo Epstein (or even Thad Levine for that matter), Dombrowski is undoubtedly an improvement compared to Andy MacPhail and Matt Klentak, and he’ll attempt to spearhead a new wave of Phillies success over the next few seasons.
Here’s everything you need to know – all the pros and cons – when it comes to Dombrowski as a baseball executive:
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Pro: He’s a 2x World Series winner
Regardless of how you feel about his methods, it’s impossible to argue that Dave Dombrowski hasn’t had success running baseball teams at the major league level.
He won a World Series with the Marlins in 1997, and won another with the Boston Red Sox in 2018. Dombrowski has been to the playoffs a total of nine times, and has won four pennants to go along with his two World Series rings.
His style of business isn’t always the most well received (specifically upon his departures), but he undoubtedly has a proven track record of success. Considering the fact that the Phillies haven’t even been to the postseason since 2011, it’s hard not to view this as a step in the right direction when it’s all said and done.