The Phillies were widely regarded to have had one of the best off-seasons in baseball. Heading into the 2023 season, Dave Dombrowski added perhaps the game’s best shortstop, added depth to the starting rotation, compiled some good bench pieces as well as a bunch of relievers making what should be one of the five best bullpens in the sport.
First impressions by the new guys in Texas were suboptimal.
It goes without saying 3/162nds of a baseball season does not a large sample size make. There is a ton of ball yet to be played, and despite being the only team in the National League to get swept this weekend (outscored by 18 runs, but who’s counting?