Matt Gelb on Dave Dombrowski's extension: "It looks like he's going to finish his career with the Phillies"

Under Dave Dombrowski's direction, the Philadelphia Phillies not only ended a 10-year postseason drought in 2022, but they also came close to winning the World Series.

The Phillies ownership thinks Dombrowski is the one who can help them pick up the big prize and decided to extend their director's contract. Dombrowski has signed a three-year deal, which will see him through the 2027 season after already having a contract through 2024. The agreement was revealed on Tuesday.

On MLB Hot Stove, insider Matt Gelb said Dombrowski is likely to end his career with the Phillies.

"It looks like he's going to finish his career with the Phillies," Matt Gelb said.

Dombrowski, 66, became Philadelphia's first-ever director of baseball operations in December 2020. He led the Marlins, Tigers (twice), and Red Sox to the World Series, and he previously oversaw baseball operations for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox as the general manager.

When Philadelphia won the World Series in 2022, he made history as the first general manager and head of baseball operations to take four different teams to the big game. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

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After a rough start last season, Dombrowski fired manager Joe Girardi. Dombrowski immediately went out to look for Girardi's replacement. He struck a deal with Rob Thomson, who led the team to a 95-win season despite being without Bryce Harper for the majority of the season.

Dombrowski made some deceptively smart moves along the way, like trading for starter Noah Syndergaard and center fielder Brandon Marsh before the trade deadline.

The Phillies had a fantastic run to the World Series, Kyle Schwarber hit 46 home runs in the regular season and added three more in the postseason, each going 441 feet.

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When Philadelphia signed Harper to a 13-year, $330 million contract in free agency in 2019, it was one of the greatest contracts in baseball history. He is currently demonstrating what delivery looks like. Wheeler, who agreed to a five-year, $118 million contract before 2020, is in the same situation.

Philadelphia is an excellent illustration of how the simplest method to acquire outstanding players is just to pay top dollar for them. There is something fulfilling about an old-fashioned trade of commodities and services. Together, those four players can mask many flaws.