2027 Season: Reds on top
The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series in a 7-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Another change to the MLB, with the league increasing the required service time to reach FA to 7 years, up from 5 years.
As for the Phillies, their 68-94 record saw them finish 5th in the NL East, 26 games behind the Braves for the division lead and 20 games out of the playoffs. The Phillies continue to worsen, their worst win percentage since 2017.
Starting Lineup
C Cal Raleigh .233/.305/.514 117 wRC+ 4.3 WAR
1B Bryce Harper .267/.360/.483 125 wRC+ 3.1 WAR
2B Bryson Stott .243/.297/.375 82 wRC+ 2.0 WAR
3B Kendall Simmons .256/.328/.490 120 wRC+ 3.4 WAR
SS Jansel Luis .320/.367 .457 124 wRC+ 1.3 WAR
LF Chase DeLauter .276/.330/.424 105 wRC+ 0.4 WAR
CF Johan Rojas .289/.345/.449 116 wRC+ 2.3 WAR
RF Trea Turner .274/.310/.455 101 wRC+ 1.5 WAR
DH Mark Canha .225/.306/.312 70 wRC+ -2.1 WAR
Pitching Staff
Aaron Nola 10-15 205.0 IP 4.83 ERA 2.3 WAR
Michael King 13-10 182.2 IP 4.04 ERA 4.5 WAR
Zach Wheeler 7-8 147.0 IP, 4.59 ERA 2.1 WAR
Mick Abel 4-6 97.2 IP, 5.90 ERA, 1.0 WAR
Luke Jackson 1-2 49.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 0.7 WAR
Jose Alvarado 1-10 32 SV 50.0 IP 4.14 ERA 1.4 WAR
Dylan Lee 4-5 88.1 IP 4.58 ERA 0.1 WAR
David Bednar 3-10 10 SV 65.1 IP 4.55 ERA 1.0 WAR
Orion Kerkering 3-1 1 SV 73.1 IP 3.07 ERA 0.9 WAR
In-season FA signings
Signed free agent SP Carson Spiers to a 1-year contract worth a total of $860,000.
Trades
Traded 27-year old minor league RF Ethan Wilson to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 23-year old minor league RHP Evan Chrest and 24-year old minor league RHP Khal Stephen in return.
Traded 24-year old minor league RHP Carlos Lagrange to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 32-year old minor league 1B Mark Mathias in return.
Traded 39-year old RHP Craig Kimbrel to the Cleveland Guardians getting 19-year old minor league LF Juan Vallejo and 19-year old minor league CF Juneiker Caceres in return
Traded 35-year old RHP Luke Jackson and 19-year old minor league CF Luis Guerrero to the Milwaukee Brewers, getting 23-year old minor league CF Dylan O'Rae and 21-year old minor league 1B Cal Miller in return.
Traded 30-year old RF Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners, getting 18-year old minor league RF Jorge Rivera and 23-year old minor league RHP Geoff Haude in return.
Traded 23-year old minor league RF Jackson Strong and 19-year old minor league RHP Julio Serrano to the Texas Rangers, getting 29-year old minor league RF Sandro Fabian in return.
Traded 25-year old RHP Mick Abel to the Cleveland Guardians, getting 25-year old LF Chase DeLauter, 23-year old minor league LHP Jackson Humphries, and 19-year old minor league LF Rodolfo Quijano in return.
Draft
The Phillies had the 18th overall pick in the draft and chose INF Andy Romero, 21, out of college.
2nd round: INF Jimmy Roberts, 21 out of college
4th round: RHP Bobby Grech, 18, out of high school
5th round: INF Frank Ibarra, 22, out of college
The third round pick didn't sign with the Phillies.
Next up is a front office evaluation of the previous GM as I just took over the team.
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