Phillies Downsize Front Office By Over 80 Positions

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Like most teams in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies have been significantly impacted by the pandemic and it is now resulting in sweeping changes to their front office.

According Meghan Montemurro of the Athletic, the Phillies are eliminating more than 80 positions from their front office through a series of buyouts and layoffs.

Montemurro obtained an email that was sent out to all Phillies employees Wednesday afternoon which announced the cut of front office positions from both the business and baseball side of their operations. The email stated that the departing employees had more than 1,100 combined years of service with the Phillies.

Prior to these cuts, the Athletic notes that the Phillies had around 450 full-time employees, without including on-field and support staff at the team’s Dominican Republic academy. Team president Andy MacPhail cites over $145 million in losses during the 2020 season in his email, while projecting similar losses for the upcoming season.

Considering the massive cuts the Phillies are making in their front office, it will be interesting to see how they invest in their player payroll this offseason. Especially with key contributors like J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius now on the market in free agency.