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What happened to Rhys Hoskins in 2019?

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Rhys Hoskins struggled in the second-half of 2019. (Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire)

The 2019 Philadelphia Phillies were a disappointment by every definition of the word.

After an objectively great off-season following the franchise’s first 80-win season since 2012, the team was seemingly poised to end their seven-season playoff drought. They raced out to a 33-22 start and held a three-and-a-half game lead in the National League East near the end of May. Then, the team cratered down the stretch while suffering a rash of injuries and limped to a .500 finish, 16 games behind the division-winning Atlanta Braves and eight games out of a Wild Card spot.