Ask any Phillies fan what the team’s biggest weaknesses are heading into the Winter Meetings next week and the answers would be nearly universal — outfield, fixing the lineup, late inning relief.
Team president Dave Dombrowski has essentially outlined the same issues with the roster. It is too easy for pitchers to make their way through the Phillies’ free-swinging, happy-chasing lineup, they did not get nearly enough production from the outfield, and they are potentially losing two of their best high leverage bullpen arms in Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez.
And yet it appears the Phils priority is engaging with the Chicago White Sox about starting pitcher Garrett Crochet.