KEY ADDITIONS: Archie Bradley, Ivan Nova, Christian Betancourt, Neftali Feliz, Hector Rondon, Matt Moore, Brandon Kintzler, Brad Miller, Tony Watson
KEY SUBTRACTIONS: Jake Arrieta, Jay Bruce, Brandon Workman, Adam Morgan, David Phelps, Blake Parker
You might be surprised to learn that it has been 10 years since the Phillies had a winning season.
Yes, that’s right — their last playoff season, 2011, the one that ended with Ryan Howard tearing his Achilles, was also their last season over .500. They’ve had two. 500 seasons since, three of 90+ losses, and a whole lot of meh in between.