The Phillies just wrapped up a 14-10 April which ties the ’01 (14-10) and ’03 (16-12) teams for the Phillies’ second best April record since 2000 and trails only the legendary 2011 squad’s 18-8 run. Baseball may be an extraordinarily long season rich with unpredictable twists and turns, but there is still meaningful information to be gleaned from the start of the 2016 season beyond “winning baseball is fun!” Here are a few things we’ve learned in the first month of the season:
1. Real starting pitchers are exciting
Last year the Phillies used 11 starting pitchers in the first half of the season.