Next month many of MLB’s free agents will have a destination in place. The assumption is that at least one of the marquee stars will land on the Phillies. There is also a good chance one or more of the second-tier free agents will end up in the City of Brotherly Love as well.
Beside landing one or two of the big fish (outfielder Bryce Harper and shortstop Manny Machado), one of GM Matt Klentak’s main priorities this offseason is to secure a lefthanded starting pitcher. The top lefties out there are Patrick Corbin, Robbie Ray, Dallas Keuchel, James Paxton and J.