Editing Philadelphia Phillies (section)

===Rebuilding years (1996–2005)===
[[File:Phillies 2014 Opening Day Citizens Bank Park Panorama.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of the interior of Citizens Bank Park showing the field and seatring |[[Citizens Bank Park]], home field of the Philadelphia Phillies since 2004]]
The team drafted third baseman [[Scott Rolen]] in the second round of the 1993 amateur draft. He had reached the majors by 1996 and was named National League Rookie of the Year in 1997. After becoming frustrated with management he demanded a trade and was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002.

Former Phillie Larry Bowa was hired as manager for the [[2001 Philadelphia Phillies season|2001 season]], and led the Phillies to an 86–76 record, their first winning season since the 1993 World Series year. They spent most of the first half of the season in first place, and traded first place with the Braves for most of the second half. In the end, they finished two games out of first. Bowa was named National League Manager of the Year.

The Phillies continued to contend for the next few years under Bowa, with the only blemish being an 80–81 season in [[2002 Philadelphia Phillies season|2002]]. On December 6, 2002, [[Jim Thome]], a free agent, signed a six-year, $85&nbsp;million contract with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/top50.html|title=Top 50 free agents|work=ESPN.com|access-date=September 4, 2008}}</ref>

Between 1996 and 2002, the team drafted players who would soon become the core of the team including [[Jimmy Rollins]], [[Pat Burrell]], [[Chase Utley]], [[Ryan Howard]], and [[Cole Hamels]]. In 2004, the Phillies moved to their new home, [[Citizens Bank Park]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizens Bank Park|url=http://www.citizensbank.com/ballpark/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516135237/http://www.citizensbank.com/ballpark|archive-date=May 16, 2008|access-date=June 5, 2008|publisher=Citizens Bank}}</ref> across the street from Veterans Stadium.

[[Charlie Manuel]] took over the club's reins from Bowa after the [[2004 Philadelphia Phillies season|2004 season]], and general manager [[Ed Wade]] was replaced by [[Pat Gillick]] in November 2005. Gillick reshaped the club as his own, bringing in players such as [[Shane Victorino]], [[Jayson Werth]], and [[Jamie Moyer]].