Now that the Phillies have been eliminated from playoff contention, we are stuck here trying to figure out what went wrong the last two months of the season. The answer? Basically everything. One thing that remained an issue the entire season was the defense, and it is arguably what cost them the National League East.
With six games left to play this year, Philadelphia ranks last in defensive runs saved with -129, 28 fewer than the Orioles, the next-best team. Of the ten worst players in terms of DRS, three are Phillies: Rhys Hoskins (second-worst), Asdrubal Cabrera (sixth), and Nick Williams (10th).