The Phillies front office enters the offseason with several key areas to address through free agency and the trade market. Starting pitching and the bullpen will be the most important area to address after allowing nearly five runs per game in 2019.
Another key position they’ll take a hard look at upgrading is the center field job, where seven players started a game last year. All but one of those players (Aaron Altherr) finished the season either on the 40-man roster or under contract with Philadelphia.
There are slim pickings in the center field free agent market, so the Phillies could be forced to go with an in-house option to start the season.