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Series Preview #12 Diamondbacks vs Phillies

In 1946, Edith Grace Houghton was hired as the first female scout in Major League baseball. Over the next four years, her team’s record improved from 69 wins to 91 wins, and her team became National League champs. Jumping to the present, it is likely that same team needs more scouts like her. That team is the Phillies.

The Phillies are in a rebuilding year. They are worst in the National League in hitting and near-worst in pitching. They have the worst run differential (-65) in both National League and American League. This contrasts with the Diamondback run differential of +13.