1. Find a pitching coach who will get the most out of the arms on the roster. And if those arms include Nick Pivetta, Vince Velasquez, and Zach Eflin, it means making them as good as the front office thinks they can be.
2. Fix Rhys Hoskins. The young slugger was absolutely lost at the plate in the season's second half. He hit .180 with a .679 OPS and struck out 79 times in 315 plate appearances. If the Phillies are going to be successful, Hoskins needs to be a major contributor.
2A. Find a hitting coach who can help Hoskins and everyone else avoid extended slumps.
3. Don't sugarcoat poor performance. The new manager needs to tell it like it is. One of the most infuriating things about Gabe Kapler was his relentless positivity. Had Kapler been on the Titanic, he would have be thrilled with the quality of the lifeboats. I'm not saying the new manager needs to call players out in public on a daily basis, but a firm grip on reality would be helpful.
4. Find that happy medium between analytics and "feel" for the game. You can't run a team full of humans by relying on numbers and discounting the human element.
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