New Phillies GM Matt Klentak: “I would not have left Mike Trout in his prime to come here if I didn’t think we could win”

The Phillies introduced their newest general manager on Monday morning, the same day the Phillies executives head to Clearwater for their organizational meetings.  Matt Klentak is the 11th general manager in the history of the Phillies.   Klentak, at 35 years old, is the team's youngest in club history.   President Andy MacPhail, Klentak, and part-owner John Middleton were present for Monday's press conference.

Klentak opened the press conference offering thanks to many, including the baseball operations staff in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, including owner Arte Moreno, former assistant general manager Scott Servais (now manager of the Mariners) and former general manager Bill Stoneman.  Klentak thanked his 

Klentak gave a thank you to outgoing general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., especially for his trade deadline moves that will move the organization forward:

"I want to thank Ruben Amaro.  I want to acknowledge what Ruben did…more specifically this summer. I know it was a difficult situation… I think he did a marvelous job restructuring the organization."

Here are some highlights from the conference, via various Phillies reporters on Twitter:

John Middleton talks about needing laser sharp focus to run the Phillies, which he says MacPhail has shown.

— Pat Gallen (@PatGallenCBS3) October 26, 2015

Middleton goes Clarke, Bednarik, & Cunningham…gotta respect his love for Philadelphia sports. "Nothing like winning in Philadelphia."

— Andrew Porter (@And_Porter) October 26, 2015

Klentak: "I would not have left Mike Trout in his prime to come here if I didn't think we could win." WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/aQ8ENAFoSA

— Comcast SportsNet (@CSNPhilly) October 26, 2015

MacPhail says Phillies have 'family oriented' culture and talks about their positive reputation around the game.

— Section 215 (@Sec215) October 26, 2015

MacPhail on final say: "If its done correctly there isn't a decision that's made vetted up. We've worked together before."

— 97.3 ESPN FM (@973espn) October 26, 2015

Klentak says Phillies need to take all info (analytical, scouting, medial) into building a team.

— Section 215 (@Sec215) October 26, 2015

"Lets never forget our objective is to win, we all want to feel that stadium sway again." – John Middleton

— Mike Gill (@MikeGillShow) October 26, 2015

Klentak says there 'won't be sweeping changes' to Phillies front-office.

— Section 215 (@Sec215) October 26, 2015

And there you have it.