The playoffs.
We’re allowed to talk about them since the Phillies still look like they’re going to make a strong run at them. Should they make them this year, we asked the other day which pillar of the roster is going to the one that carries them through October.
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Yeah, you’re probably right.
The way this roster was constructed, leaning on the rotation has been the way the team planned on getting far in the playoffs. They have several options available to them that could start in a playoff game, the benchmark these days of teams looking to acquire a starting pitcher for their own roster.