People are always looking for a breakout candidate. We can blame some of that on the proliferation of fantasy baseball, but in the old days of luxury tax thresholds (hey, we don’t know the future yet), teams were always on the lookout for someone who would take another step and yet cost very little. The definition of “breakout” itself is still something of a fluid idea. What constitutes a “breakout”? Is it vast improvement from the previous season, or baby steps toward greatness? Whatever you think a breakout is, it has to apply to someone who is going to take a step forward from what they were the previous season.
Two breakout candidates for the Phillies
