We now know what the 2022 Phillies are going to look like, and it’s better than we were expecting.
With the additions of free agents Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos to the team, we can at least say Dave Dombrowski has established an identity for this group.
They are going to try to blot out the sun with dingers and hope everything else comes to plan.
Frankly, it’s not a bad idea and, at the very least, it should be a lot of fun. By signing Schwarber and Castellanos for a combined $179 million ($3 million less than the $182 million deal Kris Bryant signed with Colorado), the Phillies got themselves a left fielder and a designated hitter who were the best left-handed and right-handed sluggers on the open market, two players who combined for 46 HRs, with .