Look at all these youngsters the Phillies are eager to put front and center as they go to the future, all with nicknames and hashtags built right in for the PR department. Why, there's El Torito! And #BeLikeMaik! And who could forget The Big Easy? Remember when we couldn't come up with a better name for the closer than "100 Miles Giles?"
We already know that the near future holds very few free agent signings for this team, as they let the youthful stars of tomorrow try to shine. But when building in a particular way, it's simply part of the process that some pieces aren't going to fit.