The umpires never stood a chance. Opening shots were fired before the season began when the umpires were informed that Alderson would be taking over the job of overseeing them from the League presidents. Phillips was able to prevent this from happening, but it didn't prevent Alderson from issuing a memo ordering the umpires to call a strike zone that though still smaller then the one in the official rule book, was still far larger then the one the umpires have been calling for the last several years. Richie Phillips was way out of his league. In any case, he was wrong.
Chances are a lot.
Fehr is a very bright guy who always keeps his eye on the prize. I'm not saying I like him, but he's been the perfect successor to Marvin Miller. Alderson will have a far more difficult task if he takes on Fehr. At this point I'd give the edge to Alderson. If there are any significant cracks in the seemingly strong players union, chances are excellent that Alderson will find and exploit them.