Owner John Middleton of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia Phillies were among the highest spenders this past offseason, committing more than $150 million to J.T. Realmuto, Didi Gregorius, Archie Bradley, Matt Moore, and Jose Alvarado combined. Not to mention, plenty of other acquisitions were made to improve a club that finished one game out of the postseason during the 60-game 2020 season.
For a John Middleton-led franchise that saw a $265 million revenue loss from 2019 (pre-COVID) to 2020 (COVID-impacted), according to Sportico, fans can only praise Managing Partner John Middleton for wanting to keep the team competitive.