A playoff drought closing in on 10 years. A $200 million-plus payroll. A different manager for the third time in four years. You don’t need to look too closely to see that the Phillies — from top to bottom — are under a good deal of pressure to win and to win now.
But every player isn’t on such thin ice. We know Bryce Harper’s going to be around for a while; it’s almost assumed that J.T. Realmuto is getting a new contract by April; Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler are snug in their rotation spots.