The team is still a year or two away from contending for the playoffs, but given the plethora of big stars on the free agent market, is this the off-season to go big in free agency?
Even the wildest of optimists would agree that the Phillies are not going to compete for a playoff spot in 2016. Under the rosiest of scenarios, if all things go right, and if the baseball angels spread their pixie dust on the fields of Clearwater, Florida, it's likely next year's Phils team can only top out at 80 wins or something like that.