There were a lot of boxes to check off this winter with the Phillies. They needed (in no particular order) a catcher, a shortstop, several relievers and maybe a starting pitcher or two. Oh, and if things broke right, a center fielder. So yeah, they had some issues that needed to get fixed, but as it is with much of baseball, there isn’t enough money to go around. You can debate all you want about whether the teams should be spending money considering the personal wealth of many of the owners, but with so many teams going on record as saying that spending would be down, it would be a futile argument.
Where does the payroll stand so far for the Phillies?
