By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
With the Philadelphia Phillies on-pace to land the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft for the second time in three seasons, there's certainly a portion of the fanbase that has become restless with the team's rebuild. They may not be the only ones.
According to Jon Hemyan of FanRag Sports, there may be some inside the organization disappointed with the pace that the team's rebuild is on:
There are some who believe that some folks are getting impatient in Philly. But it isn’t known whether this will result in many or even any changes. They extended manager Pete Mackanin through 2018, so he should be safe.
First on Mackanin: Despite his contract extension through 2018, if the team wanted to move on from him, they could do so easily. There's been no indication that's what they plan to do, though. His future past 2018 is unclear. Perhaps they may make a change at pitching coach this offseason.
As for who may be getting impatient in Philadelphia, we can fairly easily rule out president Andy MacPhail. MacPhail became the Baltimore Orioles president during the 2007 season. From 2008 through 2011, the period that MacPhail presided over the team's transactions, the team went a combined 267-380. After MacPhail left, players like Adam Jones, Chris Davis, Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy, all of whom were acquired or drafted during MacPhail's tenure, helped the Orioles to go 355-293 in the following four years.
MacPhail is content to ride the process out, rather than interrupt it. General manager Matt Klentak, who spent time with MacPhail in Baltimore and was his pick to be the general manager, probably is in the same boat.
If Klentak was desperate to make the Phillies a contending team right away, perhaps at the expense of the future, he could have rushed out and signed Jason Heyward or Ian Desmond to lucrative contracts in either of the past two offseasons. He could have rushed Nick Williams and J.P. Crawford to the majors before they were ready. He didn't do any of those things, and looks smart because of it.
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That's not to say the Phillies aren't trying to make themselves a contender in the near future. They've called up many prospects who have earned promotions. They were connected to Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich this summer and recently expressed interest in his teammate Giancarlo Stanton. Klentak reportedly checked in on controllable starting pitching prior to the non-waiver trade deadline, despite the fact that the Phillies were sellers. A report earlier this season indicated that the Phillies will have interest in former National League MVP Bryce Harper when he becomes a free-agent after next season, and the same can likely be said for the aforementioned Machado.
So who is growing impatient? Just off of pure speculation, John Middleton, who is the closest thing to a majority owner the team has, feels likely. He said earlier this year that the Phillies will get the World Series trophy back "or he will die trying". Much like many fans, the fact that they are headed for over 100 losses may feel like a step backwards to Middleton, especially when some thought they could push a .500 record this season.
Despite any impatience that Middleton or anyone within the organization may have, there's really only one thing the team can do – stay the course.
The path that they've been on may really begin to look good in 2018. Rhys Hoskins, J.P. Crawford, Nick Williams, Aaron Nola, Aaron Altherr, Jorge Alfaro and Odubel Herrera will be joined by Scott Kingery in 2018, while the lower levels of the team's farm system remains stocked with front-of-the-line pitching prospects. The team is also deep in finances, which Middleton won't be shy about using. This may allow them to seriously pursue a trade for Stanton, but more likely than that is pursuing a controllable starting pitcher this offseason – Marcus Stroman, for example – and saving the bulk of their funds for the great free-agent class of post-2018.
Even when an organization is following a blueprint, it's easy a few years into the plan to get restless, almost wishing that you could skip ahead a year or two. What's important is that the Phillies stay the course, because in just over a year they may really be in a position to add at least one elite talent to a budding young core. That doesn't sound too bad, does it?
