Massive spending was the hallmark of the Phillies’ offseason a year ago. En route to acquiring David Robertson, Andrew McCutchen, Jean Segura, J.T Realmuto, and Bryce Harper, the team shelled out a whopping $403M.
No strangers to heavy offseason spending, the Phillies front office brass have rival executives under the assumption that a similarly pricey offseason is on the horizon in Philly.
Expectations of a financially extravagant winter for the Phils aren’t all that surprising, either. After all, the team begrudgingly missed out on the postseason for the eighth consecutive year in 2019- despite their lofty title expectations.