It's official: Three weeks after being named the Phillies' new third-base coach, Art Howe already is the Phillies' former third-base coach.Here's how it unfolded:
On Oct. 16, when Howe agreed to a one-year contract with the Phillies, he didn't expect his good friend, Ron Washington, to be named manager of the Texas Rangers. But that's exactly what happened Monday. Washington, at his introductory news conference, said he planned to name Howe as his bench coach, and the Phillies agreed to give the Rangers a 24-hour window to speak with Howe.
After that, all that was left for Howe to join the Rangers was signing a contract. And, according to the team's web site, that happened earlier tonight.
And so, the Phillies are left to find another third-base coach. Pat Gillick said today they have identified some candidates, so I'd expect this to be taken care of within the next few days.
My guess? The Phillies will promote Triple-A manager John Russell, who guided an overachieving Scranton/Wilkes-Barre team to the playoffs last season.
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