Even struggling teams have good players. Here are the best five players currently on the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies are coming down the stretch and are set up to finish this season out of last place this season thanks to the lowly Atlanta Braves. The good news for the Phillies is their slight improvement is legitimate thanks to the up and coming prospects the Phillies have gathered over the past few seasons.
They have gone into a full rebuild over the last few years and are just now beginning to recover from some regrettable contracts. While Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz may still be around for now, they are the last of the Phillies old regime. The Phillies were a powerhouse for a few years but thanks to locking up too many of their players long term quickly became an older team that couldn’t compete.
Since then, they have quickly rebuilt and turned their farm system to one that should give them plenty of up and coming players in future seasons. The problem right now is letting those players learn on the job mixed in with a few veterans who have seen their better seasons.
Learning on the job for young players can at times hurt their confidence and development but, more often than not, proves to be helpful in preparing them to compete every day at a Major League level. The Phillies are using the last of their rebuild time wisely using it to find the guys that they think are closest to helping.
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