As general manager Matt Klentak creates his free agent shopping list, he undoubtedly will have names like Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, Zack Wheeler and Cole Hamels somewhere on that list. He will likely have Anthony Rendon, Mike Moustakas or Josh Donaldson on that list, too. There will be a number of relief pitchers and other position players that will draw the Phils’ interest, and obviously, we’re all obsessing about the top-of-the-line names
But many times, teams improve most around the margins, and the Phillies have been terrible at finding those types of players in previous off-seasons.