Sam Fuld appointed the Phillies CEO

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PHILADELPHIA – Sam Fuld’s post-playing career seemed to be on an upward trajectory when he joined the Phillies in 2017. He took another step forward on Tuesday. The Phillies have announced that Fuld will be their next general manager. Fuld, 39, will work under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski,

PHILADELPHIA – Sam Fuld’s post-playing career seemed to be on an upward trajectory when he joined the Phillies in 2017. He took another step forward on Tuesday.

The Phillies announced that Fuld will be their next general manager. Fuld, 39, will work under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who will be the leading force and eventual decision maker in Philadelphia’s baseball operations division. But Fuld’s promotion to Dombrowski’s top lieutenant confirms his status as a rising star in the minds of top Phillies officials.

Fuld spent parts of eight seasons with the Rays, Cubs, A’s and Twins playing from 2007-15. Two years later, he joined the Phillies as their Major League player information coordinator, essentially integrating analytics into game planning, while serving as former manager Gabe Kapler’s outfield instructor. Fuld became the Phillies’ director of integrative baseball performance in January; the department focuses on sports science.

Fuld has been a hot commodity in the labor market for the past few seasons. He was a finalist for the recent Red Sox management vacancy, which went to Alex Cora, and the Stanford graduate has previously interviewed or turned down other management job opportunities. Fuld’s resume as a former player who buys himself into analytics has made him attractive to front offices in baseball.

The Phillies also promoted Jorge Velandia to assistant general manager and Terry Ryan to GM special assistant. Velandia has held various roles in the front office over the past ten years. Ryan is the former general manager of Twins who has served as a special missionary scout for the Phillies since November 2016.

Todd Zolecki has covered the Phillies since 2003, and for MLB.com since 2009. Follow him Twitter and Facebook.

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