The Phillies' search for a new manager appears to be picking up.
The club is still interviewing candidates, including John Farrell as the latest, according to a report Wednesday by MLB.com's Todd Zolecki.
This comes shortly after a separate report surfaced of the Phillies' "zeroing in" on Dusty Wathan, their Triple A manager, to fill the vacancy, per USA TODAY'S Bob Nightengale.
Farrell managed the Red Sox from 2013-17, leading Boston to a World Series title in his first season and back-to-back AL East crowns during his final two. Despite those accomplishments, Farrell was fired two weeks ago. The Red Sox suffered last-place finishes in 2014 and 2015, as well as ALDS exits in 2016 and 2017.
Farrell, 55, who also managed the Blue Jays for two seasons (2011-12), owns a 586-548 career managerial record.
The Phillies have already interviewed internal candidates Jorge Velandia (front-office executive) and Juan Samuel (member of coaching staff since 2013), according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jim Salisbury.
Meanwhile, the Phillies have also interviewed Phil Nevin (ex-Giants third-base coach), Gabe Kapler (Dodgers player development director) and Chip Hale (A's third-base coach), according to a report by Zolecki on Tuesday. However, Nevin is out of the running, per Nightengale, as is Hale, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.
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Phillies officials have said they'd like to have a new manager in place by the start of the general managers meetings during the second week of November.
