Alright, we’ve gotta do it. We have to let the other shoe drop. For a week now, we’ve all been coasting on the incredible high of landing one of the game’s premier talents and leaving the consequences of that addition for another day. That day had to come eventually.
The Phillies currently have six outfielders on Major League contracts on the active roster. They will not carry six outfielders all season. Although there’s a way for the team to actually start the year with six outfielders — more on that in a minute — that honeymoon period almost certainly won’t last past mid-April.