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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves for 2020

By Tal Venada

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves and Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies during a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 11, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves and Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies during a game at Citizens Bank Park on September 11, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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Ozuna will slot behind Freeman in the Braves lineup. Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images. /

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This Phillies review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

Phillies added pitching:

  • Wheeler, 29.5: 31 Gms., 195 1/3 Inn., 11-8, a 3.96 ERA, a 3.48 FIP, a 4.06 xFIP, a 4.20 SIERA, a 4.7 fWAR and a 1.26 WHIP.

Phillies added hitting:       

  • *Gregorius, almost 30: 82 Gms., 344 PA, a .238 Avg., a .276 OBP, a .441 SLG, a .204 ISO, a .237 BABIP, 16 HR, 61 RBI, a .718 OPS and a 0.9 fWAR.
    * Injury-riddled season.

Phillies hitting deducted:

  • *Herrera, 28: 39 Gms., 139 PA, a .222 Avg., a 288 OBP, a .344 SLG, a .118 ISO, a .290 BABIP, 1 HR, 16 RBI, a .629 OPS and a -0.4 fWAR.
  • Hernandez, 29.5: 161 Gms., 667 PA, a .279 Avg., a .333 OBP, a .408 SLG, a .129 ISO, a .313 BABIP, 14 HR, 71 RBI, a .741 OPS and a 2.1 fWAR.
  • Franco, 27.5: 123 Gms., 428 PA, a .234 Avg., a .297 OBP, a .409 SLG, a .175 ISO, a .236 BABIP, 17 HR, 56 RBI, a .705 OPS and a -0.5 fWAR.
  • *Suspended for balance of 2019.

Braves added pitching:

  • Hamels, 36: 27 Gms., 141 2/3 Inn., 7-7, a 3.81 ERA, a 4.09 FIP, a 4.38 xFIP, a 4.55 SIERA, a 2.5 fWAR and a 1.39 WHIP.
  • Smith, 30.5: 63 Gms., 65 1/3 Inn., a 2.76 ERA, 34 Saves, 4 BS, a 3.24 FIP, a 2.74 xFIP, a 2.72 SIERA, a 1.2 fWAR and a 1.03 WHIP.

Braves added hitting:     

  • Ozuna, 29: 130 Gms., 549 PA, a .243 Avg., a .330 OBP, a .474 SLG, a .231 ISO, a .259 BABIP, 29 HR, 89 RBI, an .804 OPS and a 2.6 fWAR.

Braves hitting deducted:

  • Donaldson, 34: 155 Gms., 659 PA, a .259 Avg., a .379 OBP, a .521 SLG, a .262 ISO, a .292 BABIP, 37 HR, 94 RBI, a .900 OPS and a 4.9 fWAR.

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