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:

Zack Wheeler (19.53) - 33

Ballpark:

Aaron Nola (12.66) - 27

Citizens Bank Park

Ranger Suarez (10.13) - 14

Taijuan Walker (2.5) - 11

Team Name:

Craig Kimbrel (1.8) - 6

Phillies

Kyle Gibson (0.94) - 6

Jose Alvarado (2.4) - 6

Owners:

Zach Eflin (4.59) - 5

John S. Middleton led consortium

Hector Neris (1.11) - 5

Seranthony Dominguez (1.86) - 4

General Managers:

Ian Kennedy (0.25) - 3

Andy MacPhail (2020) President

Corey Knebel (0.35) - 3

Dave Dombrowski (2021-2023) President

Matthew Klentak (2020) GM

Catchers:

Sam Fuld (2021-2023) GM

JT Realmuto (14.88) - 44

Managers:

First Basemen:

Joe Girardi (2020-2022)

Rhys Hoskins (5.81) - 15

Rob Thompson (2022-2023)

Brad Miller (0.36) - 5

Hall of Famers:

Second Basemen:

None

Jean Segura (6.73) - 15

Bryson Stott (5.55) - 15

Rookie of the Year:

None

ShortStop:

Trea Turner (3.6) - 11

MVP

Didi Gregorius (-0.02) - 9

2021 - Bryce Harper

Third Base:

No Hitters:

Alec Bohm (0.83) - 15

2023 - Michael Lorenzen

Outfield:

Cy Young:

Bryce Harper (13.98.) - 33

None

Kyle Schwarber (2.88) - 15

Brandon Marsh (4.29) - 10

Notable Events:

Odubel Herrera (1.97) - 8

Andrew McCutchen (1.28) - 8

2020 - Philadelphia extends it's streak of not finishing over .500 to nine years

Nick Castellanos (1.62) - 8

by going 28-32 in '20. It's been a decade since the Phillies were one of the

Johan Rojas (2.4) - 3

top teams in baseball when they won 102 games in '11 and won the Division.

The Phils have been on the cusp of breaking thru for the past three years

Notable Events:

but haven't been able to. They have a core of promising young players and

have been spending on free agents the past couple of years trying to get to

2024 - The Phillies best asset is the Braves post season curse. Philly finished

the next level. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, it hasn't happened. The main

second the last two years, but beat up on the Braves in the playoffs.

reason is that the youngsters just haven't progressed as hoped. The pitching,

The hitting and pitchiing are above league average, but not tremendously so.

particularly, has just not developed.

Offense (Circular Lineup):

□ David S. Middleton is the head of the Consortium that bought the Phillies

On offense, Philadelphia has a lot of power with ten guys in double figures in

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

home runs and six of those over twenty including Kyle Schwarber's 47.

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

However, these guys strike out a lot and the team batting average is a not

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

great .256. Also, five of their best hitters are now a bit over thirty. In a couple

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

of years, they are going to start seeing the effects of age, but, for now, they

Unfortunately, it just hasn't happened for them.

should be at the top of their game.

□ C JT Realmuto, 33, '19 Trade from Miami, 20 63 .252 16 SB

□ When Middleton took over the reigns of the Consortium, Matthew Klentak

□ C Rafael Marchan, 25, heir apparent, .hit 297 in AAA

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

□ 1B Bryce Harper, 31, '19 FA from Washington, 21 72 .293

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

□ 2B Bryson Stott, 26, '19 1st round pick, 15 62 .280 31 SB

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

□ SS Trea Turner, 31,'23 FA from Dodgers, 26 76 .266 30 SB

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

□ 3B Alec Bohm, 27, '18 1st round pick, 20 97 .274

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

□ OF Kyle Schwarber, 31, '22 FA from Boston, 47 104 .197

□ OF Nick Castellanos,32, '22 FA from Reds, 29 106 .272

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

□ CF Brandon Marsh, 26, '22 Trade from Anaheim, 12 60 .277

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

□ CF Johan Rojas, 23, '18 IFA, 2 23 .302 14 SB

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

□ IF Edmundo Sosa, 28, '22 Trade from St. Louis, 10 30 .251

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

roster to perform, no one could.

Pitching:

The Phillies let closer Craig Kimbrel go in free agency. Jose Alvarado took over

2021 - The Phillies were a decent offensive club last year scoring half a run

for him down the stretch last year and did well. The starters are solid with

more a game than the league average. Where they faltered was that they

Wheeler the ace and Nola losing velocity on his fastball.

gave up half a run a game more than the league average. There is a boatload

Walker has turned into a big winner the past couple of years.

of Phillies (18) who became free agents at the end of the year including two

□ RHP Aaron Nola, 31, 1st round pick in '14, 12-9 4.46

of their best players C JT Realmuto and SS Didi Gregorius. At this point, it

□ RHP Zack Wheeler, 34, '20 FA from Mets, 13-6 3.61

looked like Philadelphia was tempted to hit the reset button and let these two go.

□ RHP Taijuan Walker, 31, '23 FA from Mets, 15-6 4.38

The Phillies offense cannot withstand losing them. However, the Phillies

□ Lefty Reliever Ranger Suarez, 28, '12 IFA, 4-6 4.18

hired on Dave Dombrowski who's known for buying talent to create excellent

□ Lefty Reliever Christopher Sanchez, 27, '20 Trade from Tampa, 3-5 3.44

teams. This would tend to indicate that Philadelphia is looking to continue to

□ Lefty Reliever Jose Alvarado, 29, '21 Trade from Tampa, 0-2 1.74 10 saves

try to win now. The first step would be to re-sign the two. The Phils need a lot

□ Righty Reliever Seranthony Dominguez, 30, '11 IFA, 5-5 3.78

of help on the mound. Unfortunately, the farm system is pretty barren and the

□ Lefty Reliever Matt Strahm, 32, '23 FA from Boston, 9-5 3.29

price for the few difference makers on the mound in free agency will be sky high.

□ RHP Jeff Hoffman, 31, '23 FA from Twins, 5-2 2.41

2022 - The Phillies finish third in the Division at 87-75 and squeak into the

Wild Card. They then go on a wild ride beating the Cards, Braves and Padres

to make it all the way to the World Series before reality finally sets in and they

lose to the powerful Astros. Their post season run shows out the Phillies

quality talent and that they can compete with anyone.

2023 - The Phillies do it again in '23, rinse and repeat. After a good, but not

great, regular season, the Phils make the Wild Card by finishing second in

the Division with a 90-72 mark. Philadelphia then beats Miami in the Wild Card

round and the Braves in the NLDS to make it to the NLCS for the second year

in a row despite not having won the Division either season. Upstart Arizona

needs seven games to put Philadelphia away in the NLCS to make it to the

World Series. The Phils made it thisclose to two World Series appearances

in a row. Philadelphia shows, once again, that they have the talent to compete

with anyone and are a team you don't want to meet in the post season.