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Are the Phillies for real? Absolutely | Bob Brookover

Philly.com | May 18, 2018

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The baseball season is a marathon, and the Phillies have covered only a little more than 6.55 miles of ground. Is it too early to tell anything? Is it too soon to declare manager Gabe Kapler’s team contenders?

Absolutely not.

Second baseman Cesar Hernandez is one of three Phillies who leads the National League in on-base percentage at his position.

We knew a few things coming into the season.

  1. The Phillies are young. In fact, according to ESPN.com’s roster analysis of every team, they entered this season as the youngest team in baseball.
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