{"id":4597,"date":"2023-01-05T04:06:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/are-the-phillies-too-low-in-the-mlb-power-rankings\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T04:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:06:56","slug":"are-the-phillies-too-low-in-the-mlb-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/are-the-phillies-too-low-in-the-mlb-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the Phillies too low in the MLB power rankings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_69952904\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Philadelphia Phillies are finishing a season that was one of the last two teams in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Also seeing an aggressive approach to free agency has made this team better throughout the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>So why did MLB.com rank the Phillies 6th in its recent power rankings?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_69952906\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>This seems like a grave disrespect to the Phillies team that shocked the league with its postseason run last season.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense for the Astros to sit first, especially after signing Jose Abreu in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>They are very good again and could win the American League.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems outrageous that the Mets are outstripping the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>New York won 101 games last season and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the expectations are for the Mets preseason, they don&#8217;t seem to be able to meet them.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets had a strong offseason, adding Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana, and possibly Carlos Correa (his contract is still pending).<\/p>\n<p>But before you can make the Mets the second best team in baseball, you have to see it with the Mets first.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies also rank behind the two teams they lost in the playoffs, the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego got Xander Bogaerts and the Braves got Sean Murphy, but neither should beat the Phillies.<\/p>\n<p>The only reasonable explanation for the Phillies being so low is that Bryce Harper will miss the first few months of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Without their best hitters, it may be difficult for the Phillies to score consistently early in the year.<\/p>\n<p>But Trea Turner can provide a similar spark to the lineup as Harper.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies team will once again be contending for the NL pennant and should be high on the 2023 power rankings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=125075807517358\";\n\t\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlhcmRiYXJrZXIuY29tL21sYi9hcnRpY2xlcy9hcmVfdGhlX3BoaWxsaWVzX3JhbmtlZF90b29fbG93X2luX3RoZV9tbGJfcG93ZXJfcmFua2luZ3MvczFfMTY4OTJfMzgzMTY2NTDSAXdodHRwczovL3d3dy55YXJkYmFya2VyLmNvbS9tbGIvYXJ0aWNsZXMvYW1wL2FyZV90aGVfcGhpbGxpZXNfcmFua2VkX3Rvb19sb3dfaW5fdGhlX21sYl9wb3dlcl9yYW5raW5ncy9zMV8xNjg5Ml8zODMxNjY1MA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Philadelphia Phillies are finishing a season that was one of the last two teams in baseball. 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