PHILADELPHIA -- The Cubs just won their first World Series in 108 years.
It has been eight years since the Phillies snapped their 28-year World Series championship drought. They hope it does not take another 20 years (or 100, if they are as brutally unlucky as the Cubs) to win another. But it will take time. The Phillies finished 71-91 last season. They hope to take another small step forward next year, and one way to improve is by finding a few players on the free-agent market.
The Phillies will have money to spend, but they are unlikely to be the proverbial "mystery team" that surprises everybody and lands one of the top free agents.