Unless you grew up looking like Tom Cruise or Charlize Theron, you likely went through an awkward phase.
You know what I’m talking about, that time in your life when your skin was bubbling with hormones, your voice was creaky, you needed braces on your teeth and you thought wearing all denim was a good idea. We’ve all been there.
It seems as though that’s where the Phillies are in their rebuilding efforts right now. Yes, they’ve been a losing franchise since 2012, but the rebuild didn’t begin in earnest until the 2015 season, the year Cole Hamels was dealt, and the last remnants of the 2008 world champions began to be dealt away.