The Philadelphia Phillies do not have many team components on which to hang their proverbial hats as we enter the offseason. However, the young starting pitching showed promise throughout an otherwise difficult season. Despite injuries to Aaron Nola and Zack Eflin, the Phils treated fans to encouraging glimpses from Vince Velasquez and Jerad Eickhoff. Jeremy Hellickson pitched very effectively from start to (near) finish.
However, one pitcher seemed to go in the wrong direction over the lengthy course of the 2016 baseball season. Sadly, that pitcher was Adam Morgan. I say “sadly” because Morgan is a guy every fan was pulling for after his difficult path to the majors finally ended last season with a brief taste of success in 15 starts.