The Philadelphia Phillies avoided having to make an appearance in the National League Wild Card round of the 2025 MLB postseason when they clinched the No. 2 seed in the NL last week.
However, because of that, the Phillies had to wait around for a few days while the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers settled their series to determine the Phillies' National League Division Series opponent. Now we know that the No. 3 seed Dodgers will be heading to Philadelphia for a clash of division champs.
Prior to the end of the 2025 regular season, we offered our early prediction of the Phillies' playoff roster given the state of the team at the time.