ON THE SIDELINES : Elia to Run Phillies Farm Team

Lee Elia, former player, coach and manager for the Philadelphia Phillies, will manage the club’s Clearwater, Fla., farm team next season.

Elia started last season as the third-base coach for the New York Yankees but was swept out in the mid-season firing of Manager Dallas Green.

Elia was eliminated as a candidate for director of player development, a job held by Del Unser, because Elia didn’t want to leave his Clearwater home to live in Philadelphia.