After lighting the World Baseball Classic on fire, expectations were high for the Phillies’ biggest offseason prize. Smashing five home runs in seven games for Team USA on an international stage will do that just as much as - or possibly more so than - signing an 11-year, $300 million contract just months earlier. Our dreams ran wild with what Trea Turner could be once he put on a Phillies uniform.
The early returns have been pretty good. He’s looked the part so far, slashing .303/.361/.743 and contributing three steals in the team’s first 18 games.