Back to the MLB Newsfeed

A Divided NL: Which Teams Should Be Rooting for and Against a DH in 2021?

Sans star catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Didi Gregorius, who are both free agents, the Philadelphia Phillies offense no longer resembles the one that put up a 109 OPS+ in 2020.

Concerning the possible return of the universal DH, still another issue with the Phillies offense is that the club doesn't have any obviously gifted hitters stuck on its bench or elsewhere on its depth chart. Maybe Kyle Garlick, but he likely has too much swing-and-miss in his game to be an impact regular.

Nevertheless, there's one way in which the DH could bring about a net positive for the Phillies.