2025 has dawned and we can now turn the page on the disappointment that 2024 turned into. There’s no reason to rehash how bad things turned out for the Phillies thanks to the gut-wrenching display they put on against the Mets. Instead, let’s focus on the season that is to come. Their offseason has certainly gotten off to a....start.
What looked like an offseason of desperate spending and roster shuffling has turned into a payroll constrained tinkering around the edges. There may have been some expectation that major changes were afoot based on the comments made by the front office once the flag dropped on the offseason, instead, there have been some relatively mild additions instead.