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Bryce Harper, not Manny Machado, should be Phillies’ top free-agent choice | Extra Innings

Bryce Harper (left) and Manny Machado, the biggest fish in the soon-to-open free-agent market.

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Another Phillies-less postseason rolls along, and the team's high-stakes offseason creeps closer. Before the Phillies try to make a free-agent splash, perhaps you're noticing some of the familiar faces playing in October. Charlie Morton — remember him? — started for the Astros on Wednesday night. Potential future Phillies shortstop Manny Machado kept his feet to himself and Ryan Madson pitched in the ninth inning for the Dodgers. Oh, and Chase Utley is a win away from ending his career in the World Series.