In the first official piece in our celebration of the 2015 Phillies, we’ll look back on the offseason that began in 2014 where what would become the worst team in baseball began to take shape.
The Phillies entered the 2014-2015 offseason fresh off of a 73-89 season that saw them try desperately to take the nails out of a sealed tight championship window. They signed the likes of Marlon Byrd and A.J. Burnett before 2014 in an attempt to “reload.” After that attempt failed miserably, the Phillies front office led by General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr.