Philadelphia Phillies - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)

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Top Phillies Players of the Twenty Twenties

2022 - WC def STL; NLDS def Atlanta; NLCS def SD; WS Lost to Houston

2023 - WC def Miami; NLDS def Atlanta; NLCS lost to Arizona

Pitchers:

2024 - Won Division; Lost NLDS to Mets

Zack Wheeler (30.63) - 52

2025 - Lost NLDS to Dodgers

Aaron Nola (16.26) - 38

Ranger Suarez (17.43) - 29

Ballpark:

Cristopher Sanchez (13.3) - 17

Citizens Bank Park

Taijuan Walker (2.5) - 13

Jesus Luzardo (3.9) - 11

Team Name:

Jose Alvarado (2.7) - 8

Phillies

Matt Strahm (6.7) - 7

Jhoan Duran (0.9) - 4

Owners:

John S. Middleton led consortium

Catchers:

JT Realmuto (20.48) - 60

General Managers:

Andy MacPhail (2020) President

First Basemen:

Dave Dombrowski (2021-2025) President

Rhys Hoskins (5.81) - 15

Matthew Klentak (2020) GM

Brad Miller (0.36) - 5

Sam Fuld (2021-2024) GM

Preston Mattingly (2025) GM

Second Basemen:

Bryson Stott (10.15) - 28

Managers:

Jean Segura (6.73) - 15

Joe Girardi (2020-2022)

Rob Thompson (2022-2025)

ShortStop:

Trea Turner (12.1) - 39

Hall of Famers:

Didi Gregorius (-0.02) - 9

None

Third Base:

Rookie of the Year:

Alec Bohm (5.13) - 30

None

Outfield:

MVP

Bryce Harper (21.98.) - 51

2021 - Bryce Harper

Kyle Schwarber (11.8) - 35

Brandon Marsh (9.09) - 25

No Hitters:

Nick Castellanos (2.42) - 15

2023 - Michael Lorenzen

Odubel Herrera (1.97) - 8

Andrew McCutchen (1.28) - 8

Cy Young:

Johan Rojas (3.6) - 7

None

Notable Events:

The Phillies have made the playoffs each of the last four seasons but seem to be

2020 - Philadelphia enters the decade on an eight year streak of not finishing over

doing worse each time. Meanwhile, their regular season records have been getting

.500 since the end of their run of success the previous decade which culminated in

better each year. They have a lot of very good players, but don't seem to have that

their last over .500 season with 102 wins in 2011.

star power to power them thru the post season. And losing starter Ranger Suarez

The 2020 covid year makes it nine non winning seasons in a row.

and having starter Zach Wheeler's availability something of an unknown won't help

in trying to keep the arrow going up on their regular season record. They seem to be

2020 - John S. Middleton is the head of the Consortium that bought the Phillies

at a plateau at the moment and appear to have reached their ceiling with this group

in 1997. He took over from David Montgomery in 2014. The Phillies had a

already. There may be some help on the way, however, which could change that

nice run in the Oughts under this group of owners and have been trying hard

scenario. Twenty two year old outfielder Justin Crawford, a former first round pick,

to rebuild the Phillies once that successful team of the Oughts aged out in '12.

looks like he may be ready to crack the lineup at his young age and bring

They have shown a willingness to spend and a commitment to winning.

a tremendous amount of speed on the basepaths and range in centerfield.

Unfortunately, it just hasn't happened for them thru the 2020 season.

He is an exciting prospect and is former big league star Carl Crawford's son so he

has the bloodlines.

2020 - When Middleton took over the reigns of the Consortium, Matthew Klentak

was brought in as GM in '15. He failed. Klentak resigned from his position in

Starting Pitchers:

October '20 and his replacement is one of baseball's most respected

□ LHP Christopher Sanchez, 29, '20 Trade from Tampa, '25 13-5 2.50

executives, Davd Dombrowski. This hire is a significant step in the right

□ LHP Jesus Luzardo, 28, '25 Trade from Miami, '25 15-7 3.92

direction for the Phillies organization and it signals that the Phillies are

□ RHP Aaron Nola, 31, 1st round pick in '14, '25 5-10 6.01

committed to win now, not to tear down and rebuild.

□ RHP Taijuan Walker, 31, '23 FA from Mets, '25 5-8 4.08

□ RHP Andrew Painter, 23, '21 draft 1st round pick, '25 AA-AAA 5-8 5.26

2020 - Phillies ownership hired the best when they got Joe Girardi to manage the

□ RHP Zack Wheeler, 34, '20 FA from Mets, '25 10-5 2.71 Injured

club in the '20 season. Girardi previously managed the Marlins and the Yankees

The Phillies gave up 73 runs less than the league average last year.

and was known for getting his teams to outperform the talent on the roster

Of course that starting rotation contained Ranger Suarez, now with Boston, and

year after year in New York. The feeling is if Girardi couldn't get this Phillies

Zach Wheeler, recovering from a thoracic condition. He may not miss too much of

roster to perform, no one could.

the season. The Phillies need Wheeler to hurry back because former ace Aaron

In an unexpected turn of events, the Phillies did not respond at all to Girardi and

Nola's performance last year fell off a cliff due to injury, former first round pick

he was fired, justifiably, in 2022. Go figure. Rob Thompson takes Girardi's place

Andrew Painter is very hittable at the moment altho' he has the potential to be

and the team instantly responds.

a 6 foot 7 inch monster on the mound once he gets his act together and Taijuan

Walker is mediocre and those are the three guys that fill out the starting rotation at

2020 - Interestingly most of the pieces involved in the Phillies success in this

the moment. The top two in the rotation, Christopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo

decade were already in place before Dombrowski came aboard. They just weren't

are top notch but its very thin after that, particularly without Wheeler.

winning yet: C Realmuto; OF Harper; 3B Bohm; P Nola, P Wheeler. P Suarez

Relief Pitchers:

2022 - 2B Stott comes up from the minors - he had been drafted in 2019

□ Closer RHP Jhoan Duran, 28, '25 Trade deadline from Twins, '25 1-2 2.18 16sv

OF Schwarber is signed as a FA from Boston - Dombrowski's first big move

□ RHP Brad Keller, 30, '26 FA from Cubs, '25 4-2 2.07

OF Brandon Marsh, 24, is acquired in a trade with Anaheim for C Logan O'Hoppe

□ Lefty Reliever Jose Alvarado, 31, '21 Trade from Tampa, '25 4-2 3.81 7saves

P Christopher Sanchez comes up from the minors - he was acquired in '19 from TB

□ RHP Orion Kerkering, 25, '22 draft 5th round pick, '25 8-4 3.30

□ LHP Tanner Banks, 34, '24 from Chicago, '25 6-2 3.07

2023 - Huge signing - Free agent SS Trea Turner, 30, from the Dodgers

□ RHP Jonathan Bowlan, 29, '26 Trade from KC, '25 1-2 3.86

□ RHP Zach Pop, 29, '26 FA from Mets, '25 0-1 14.85

2025 - P Jesus Luzardo acquired in a trade with Miami

□ RHP Zach McCambley, 27, '26 Rule 5 Draft from Miami, '25 AA-AAA 2-3 2.90

Closer Jhoan Duran acquired in a trade with the Twins

□ RHP Kyle Backhus, 28, '26 Trade from Arizona, '25 0-3 4.62

□ RHP Yoniel Curet, 23, '26 Trade from TB, '25 AA-AAAA 3-3 2.90

2026 - OF Justin Crawford is a rookie - he was a first round pick in the '22 draft

Closer Duran is top quality. Keller was a big acquisition to set up Duran. Alvarado,

Kerkering, Banks and Bowlan are also solid. The bullpen is a strength.

Regulars:

□ C JT Realmuto, 33, '19 Trade from Miami, '25 12 52 .257

□ 1B Bryce Harper, 31, '19 FA from Washington, '25 27 75 .261 12sb

□ 2B Bryson Stott, 26, '19 draft 1st round pick, '25 13 66 .257 24sb

□ SS Trea Turner, 31,'23 FA from Dodgers, '25 15 69 .304 36sb

□ 3B Alec Bohm, 27, '18 draft 1st round pick, '25 11 59 .287

□ SS Aidan Miller, 22, '23 draft 1st round pick, '25 AAA 14 42 .264 59sb

□ CF Brandon Marsh, 26, '22 Trade from Anaheim, '25 11 43 .280

□ CF Justin Crawford, 22, '22 draft 1st round pick, '25 AAA 7 47 .334 46sb

□ OF Adolis Garcia, 33, '26 FA from Texas , '25 19 75 .227 13sb

□ OF Kyle Schwarber, 31, '22 FA from Boston, '25 56 132 .240

□ C Rafael Marchan, 27, '15 IFA, '25 2 13 .210

□ IF Edmundo Sosa, 28, '22 Trade from St. Louis, '25 11 39 .260

□ OF Otto Kemp, 26, '19 FA, '25 8 28 .234

□ OF Dylan Moore, 33, '26 FA from Texas, '25 2 6 .259

□ OF Pedro Leon, 28, '26 FA from Baltimore, '24 0 0 .100

The lineup produced 57 runs more than the league average. Not bad. And most of

that lineup are in their prime and productive so we should expect more of the same

this year. Realmuto was re-signed to a three year deal. Thirty three year old catchers

are generally pushing the end of their shelf life and Realmuto has been in a slight

decline lately. But, he's the only one that the Phillies should be concerned about

dropping off this season. Justin Crawford looks like he may be ready and, if so, will

be a huge upgrade over Brandon Marsh in centerfield who would move to left field.

Crawford would add a dynamic element to the top of the lineup. Another former

speedster is SS Aidan Miller. Miller has a good chance to be next year's Crawford.

A talented first round pick with a ton of speed. And, between the two of them,

they would transform the top of the Phillies lineup