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Philadelphia Phillies president Dave Dombrowski made an overt gesture of support to franchise slugger Bryce Harper immediately following a brutal loss, with the trade deadline approaching.
That the gesture came after a defeat rather than a win is the part worth examining.
Why the timing changes the read A front office that steps forward publicly for its franchise player in a moment of struggle is doing something different from one that rides the wave of a winning streak.
The case for reading Dombrowski's move as meaningful: he chose the harder moment. Organizations quietly weighing their options tend to go quiet after losses. Dombrowski went the other direction.
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