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Phillies Top Priority for 2020 Season

Phillies Top Priority for 2020 Season


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Retroram52

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There are number of FA pitchers that could easily elevate our lame bullpen and I know for a fact that Joe is going to address that issue before spring training.
 

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Awesome, they just traded for a 37 year old hitter. Ugh
 

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Awesome, they just traded for a 37 year old hitter. Ugh

I don't see anything regarding the 37 year old hitter.

They did offer a a minor league contract to 32 year old Josh Harrison who plays 2nd, 3rd and outfield. Due to injuries he only played 36 games last season. Overall a minor move but could cover for baum until he is ready to get a call up.
 

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So for the next 3-5 years they are going to have to buy players and with a limited cap. Good luck
 

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Cap limits, questionable contracts and lack of a productive minor league system.

They have been bad at drafting.

But, tell me, how much $$$ do they have coming off the books after 2020?
And when does the current CBA expire, which could impact future cap limits?
 

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Right now they are $6M below the cap limit but yes at the end of next season they have some cap relief. Relief because of bad contracts coming off (Arrieta). Sure the cap is always increased but that doesn’t rectify a perfectly bad FO. 13 year contracts are not wise and although a current trend it is my opinion that they will prove a poor choice.
That’s my opinion.
 

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Right now they are $6M below the cap limit but yes at the end of next season they have some cap relief. Relief because of bad contracts coming off (Arrieta). Sure the cap is always increased but that doesn’t rectify a perfectly bad FO. 13 year contracts are not wise and although a current trend it is my opinion that they will prove a poor choice.
That’s my opinion.

The lack of financial flexibility is a symptom of poor drafting and poor player development.

But, we did draft Nola, Hoskins, Kingery, and Haseley.
And we did have enough pieces to trade for Segura and Realmuto.
McCutchen, Harper, and Didi were FA.

If we want to spend stupid money, we should spend $10M and pry away whoever is making draft selections for the Rays, Padres, and Braves minor league systems....
 

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The lack of financial flexibility is a symptom of poor drafting and poor player development.

But, we did draft Nola, Hoskins, Kingery, and Haseley.
And we did have enough pieces to trade for Segura and Realmuto.
McCutchen, Harper, and Didi were FA.

If we want to spend stupid money, we should spend $10M and pry away whoever is making draft selections for the Rays, Padres, and Braves minor league systems....
That is a great idea. The Rays won 90 and 96 games the last 2 years with no money. Then again, maybe it's easier to run a team without having to worry about satisfying a bunch of fans.
 
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