Before we move ahead with scouting the 2017 offseason, we’re going back this week to grade the 2016 Phillies.
Today we’ll tackle the starting pitchers. Tomorrow we’ll go over relievers, and Friday we’ll sum up the 2016 club.
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Overall: In the first two months, the rotation was a strength of the team as it tallied a 3.79 ERA in April and a 3.92 ERA in May. From there, however, the wheels fell off and the starting staff finished with a 4.41 ERA, good for 18th in the bigs. Report card grades are in for what was a young staff.