Phillies fire Gabe Kapler, who has history with Giants’ Farhan Zaidi

Farhan Zaidi has a number of important decisions to make this offseason, with the search to find Bruce Bochy's replacement as Giants manager leading the list. A number of names already have been floated as potential Bochy replacements, including A's bench coach Mark Kotsay and Dodgers special assistant Raul Ibanez. While Ibanez reportedly will not seek a managerial job at this time, another name hit the market Thursday when Gabe Kapler was fired after two disappointing seasons as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.