The Philadelphia Phillies are predicted to land former All-Star reliever Clay Holmes from the New York Yankees in free agency.

At this point, all everybody can do is trust the Philadelphia Phillies front office when they say they're willing to spend money in the offseason. Those words were spoken again earlier in the week, a promising sign for the Phillies as they look to improve their roster this winter.

The Philadelphia Phillies on Friday announced a series of front office moves that won't much alter the direction of the franchise but might prove to be notable down the road. Club president Dave Dombrowski remains in place atop the baseball operations structure under principal owner John Middleton,

For now, at least, the Phillies will have two general managers working under Dave Dombrowski, the club's president of baseball operations.