2015 Player Review: Jonathan Papelbon

Papelbon used smoke and mirrors to post solid numbers for the Phillies. His luck ran out when he choked in more ways than one in Washington.When compiling the 100 Greatest Phillies of All-Time (now available on Amazon, makes a great holiday gift!), Pat Gallen and I struggled with the placement of a few guys, most notably, Lenny Dykstra, Roy Halladay, Von Hayes, Ryan Howard, and Cliff Lee. As the list and feature became more of a reality as a book, some names that were posted on our Top 100 on the site were hacked off in favor of names that were provided as feedback began to roll in. The process began in late 2013 and concluded, officially, on or about July 1, 2015. There was only one name by that time that we had no idea what to do with: Jonathan Papelbon.

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