The White Sox aren’t the only ones who are hiring Manny Machado’s friends in hopes of luring the free-agent infielder to their team.

The Phillies have hired Bobby Dickerson as the infield coach for their big-league staff, according to multiple reports Thursday night. Dickerson has been a mentor to Manny Machado since their days in Baltimore, where he was the team’s third-base coach.

The #phillies have hired former #orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson as infield coach. Will be in the dugout for games. 1st member of O's 2018 staff to find job in majors.

— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) January 11, 2019

Earlier in the week, the White Sox agreed to a deal with free-agent outfielder Jon Jay, a friend of Machado’s. In December, Chicago also aquired Yonder Alonso, Machado’s brother-in-law. Machado, Jay and Alonso train together in Miami during the offseason.