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 (2021-2023) 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Offense (Circular Lineup):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

particularly, has just not developed.

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

should be at the top of their game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unfortunately, it just hasn't happened for them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pitching:

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

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

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

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

Wheeler the ace and Nola losing velocity on his fastball.

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

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

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

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

roster to perform, no one could.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2025 - Ironically, the Phillies had their best regular season of the past three in '24

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

but did their worst in the post season losing to the Mets in the ALDS.

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

The team is getting a little older, several key players are at the back end of their

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

primes, but, at the moment it figures to be a dogfight for the Division title between

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

Braves and the Phillies.

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

2025 Pitching:

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

The rotation is top notch. Righty Zack Wheeler, 35, is an ace going 16-7 2.57.

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

Righty Aaron Nola, 32, and Lefties Ranger Suarez, 30, and Christopher

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

Sanchez, 29, combined for a 37-25 3.45 mark in support of Wheeler.

quality talent and that they can compete with anyone.

Plus they picked up 26 year old lefty Jesus Luzardo from Miami and have one

of the top pitching prospects in baseball in righty Andrew Painter.

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

Matt Strahm 6-2 1.87 and Orion Kiekering 5-3 2.29 were the best relievers

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

but the bullpen is a potential weak spot on the club. The Phillies picked up

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

free agent closer Jordan Roman, R-31, from Toronto but he was 1-2 6.59

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

last 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

2025 Hitting:

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

There are two big time lefties in the middle of the lineup: Bryce Harper, 33,

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

who went 30 87 .295 and Kyle Schwarber, 32, 38 104 .248. They are no longer

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

viable outfield defenders and man first base and DH respectively.

There are also four righties who are solid contributors that make the lineup one

of the better ones around: C JT Realmuto, 34, 14 47 .266; SS Trea Turner, 32,

who went 21 62 .295; 3B Alex Bohm, 29, 15 97 .280 and OF Nick Castellanos, 33,

who went 23 86 .254.

As can be seen by their ages, the window is starting to close on this group.

They've got maybe a year or two before they're over the hill.