The offseason moves to help the Philadelphia Phillies return to the World Series

What should Dave Dombrowski do in the offseason to help the Philadelphia Phillies get back to the offseason. Here are few avenues he could explore.
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Let's talk about the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen

As for relievers, you are most likely going to add only one arm and find yourself a closer.

Going back to the previous slide, Hader is a no-brainer. Hader should have been a Phillie the year he was on the trade block with the Brewers. However, the Padres were able to snatch him up. Now the Phillies have been in search of a closer and obviously Craig Kimbrel cannot be brought back to be in any sort of high leverage role after seeing his collapse in the second half of the year.

The lefty is boasting a 1.28 ERA in 56.1 innings and 61 games pitched. With 85 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.101, Hader would be the perfect addition to this team. However, this would be mean you would have to find some righties for your bullpen.

While Matt Moore and Wendy Peralta brings experience, they are also both left-handed pitchers. Jordan Hicks is a right-handed pitcher who can throw gas. Hicks is still a young arm and can max out his velocity between 101-105 MPH. He also has some good breaking balls that could make him a hard hit. Hicks could be used the same way Jeff Hoffman was this season and would give Thomson another reliable arm. The big question mark, as any reliever that throws 100 plus, is his control.

There are some ways that Dombrowski can play this offseason, but as long as he doesn't get complacent and makes the right moves, this team could be well on track to get back to the Fall Classic.

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