The offseason is here and the hot stove is cooking in Major League Baseball. With the general manager’s meetings taking place this week, plenty of rumors are swirling around. As it turns out, many of them involve the Phillies.
According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, a lot of people at the meetings think that the Phils will be the “surprise team” of the offseason and make a big splash:
Who will be the surprise teams this offseason?
An informal poll of executives and agents produced a variety of guesses, with the Phillies coming up more often than any other team.