Today is the one-week mark of the season, and an off day to boot, so let’s take a drone’s eye view of the Phillies first week.
The Bad:
- The offense is off to a bit of a slow start. They’ve been working counts and getting on base, but the power numbers aren’t there yet; coming into last night’s game they had a total of two home runs. That’s worked out to 4.3 runs per game, which is in the lower half of the league, which isn’t where you’d expect to find a lineup with this kind of talent.