There's a lot of attention being given to what the Philadelphia Phillies might do this offseason on the player side, but there was a major announcement made by the team's press release regarding some changes to the front office.

Preston Mattingly, a son of former star first baseman and manager Don Mattingly, has been promoted to general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.

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,