Any of the following words could be used to describe the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies’ starting rotation: Deep. Talented. Improved.
One thing it is not: Invincible. And, more than any other, that fact is the one the Phillies should keep at the front of their collective mind heading into the regular season.
Six-man rotations rarely make a ton of sense for Major League clubs to employ, if only for obvious competitive reasons: Why would you want fewer starts from your best starters, and more from your worst? But rarely do teams find themselves in a position like the one the Phillies do, fresh off their magical run to the World Series that ended deeper into the calendar than any World Series in the history of the World Series.