There are always going to be holes in a team’s lineup. Even the most perfectly executed offseason plan is probably going to be short in some areas. The hope is that the team’s other pieces they’ve acquired can do their job well enough that those holes aren’t exposed too much, lest the team need to depend on that player(s).
With the Phillies, it was obvious as the offseason eventually unfolded that plugging all the problem areas on the team wasn’t going to be able to be done, but that the most glaring issues needed to take precedence over others.