Each year, Daniel Shoptaw from C70 At the Bat asks bloggers from around baseball to do a little Q&A regarding their teams heading into the new season. Here is the 2016 edition.
1. What are your thoughts on the team’s offseason? Did they do what they needed to do?
They absolutely did. Starting with Amaro's Cole Hamels trade during the season, the Phillies accomplished everything they needed to and more.
Matt Klentak has been impressive in the beginning stages of his tenure as general manager, starting with the Ken Giles trade. Klentak was able to take a closer in Giles, who was a luxury for a rebuilding team, and flip him for a former number one pick in Mark Appel, another high quality young starter in Vincent Velasquez, and a serviceable starter in Brett Oberholtzer.