Guys, I don’t think Andy MacPhail is spending a lot of sleepless nights wondering what he’ll do at the trade deadline if his team is in wild card contention this year.
As pitchers and catchers reported to spring training Monday, the Phils’ folksy team president met with the media assembled in Clearwater and rapped about his expectations for the 2017 season. Not surprisingly, he did not pull a Rollins, here. This ain’t “the team to beat” in the NL East. Expectations were tempered.
But they should be better in 2017. Right, Andy?
"I'm looking for improvement, measurable, meaningful improvement," MacPhail said.