Power. Speed. Defense. The Phillies outfield can boast all of it, just none from the same guy. The team brought in veterans to stabilize the batting order and has speedy prospects to cover a lot of ground. As time goes, we’ll see if these things exist as more than just theorems on the back of Matt Klentak’s napkin, but for now, the FA signings seem to make sense, and the mob of rookies waiting at the door is exciting.
Saunders is hitting just .229 this spring but does have a .362 on-base percentage in 19 games.