Due to the Phillies and MLB being on hold at the moment, teams around the league are actually being presented with a pretty unique opportunity. An extended “offseason” period. With more time to think over one’s roster, general managers may use this time to poke around once more in a usually less than appealing free agency market.
The Phillies are no exception. They were seriously relying on some of their younger players to overperform this year, and seeing them play in spring training was initially going to be a huge part of that process. With limited actual game time for most of these prospects, the Phillies would be wise to invest their final resources into a few safeguards.