After an exciting offseason, expectations for the Phillies are much higher than in previous years. In the vein of the team’s “Be Bold” motto from last year, here are three bold predictions for the 2019 season.
The Phillies will have three 15-game winners.
Aaron Nola winning the Cy Young isn’t a bold prediction after finishing third in 2018, so I had to go bolder. Jake Arrieta and Nick Pivetta are primed for huge years, and the starters as a unit posted the highest Wins-Above-Average total in the league (11.