Even though it has been a terrible start to the season for the Philadelphia Phillies, the team might finally be heading in the right direction.  Coming into the week, the Phillies elected to fire their manager , Rob Thomson, following a (9-19) start to the season. This move was likely the right one, and the timing was good with the schedule getting a bit easier.  Philadelphia had struggled to get going against some of the better teams in the league, and their offense had really struggled . Getting rid of Thomson, who was able to have a lot of success with the team, was a good way for them to create a bit of a spark, and it has seemingly done the trick.  Don Mattingly has now taken over, and he has a plethora of experience as a manager, and so far, the early results have been good. Even though it is a long way back to where they want to be , the team is finally starting to head in the right direction.  Will Leitch of MLB recently wrote about his updated MLB Power Rankings.…