I didn’t think it would happen on Day 5, but we’ve already hit the recklessly speculating of a Bryce Harper trade that isn’t going to happen part of the offseason.
This era of Phillies baseball was 18-7 in its first 25 postseason games. They had a 2-0 lead over the Diamondbacks in the 2023 NLCS. Since then, they've lost 11 out of their last 14 playoff games. In other words, they've only won 3 postseason games out of 14 since taking a 2-0 lead over AZ.
For the @Phillies so far this year:
Sánchez: .762 win pct, 10.27 K/9
Luzardo: .737 win pct, 11.13 K/9
Wheeler: .706 win pct, 10.76 K/9
Never in MLB history have 3 teammates each finished with a .700+ win pct & 10.00+ K/9 in the same season (min. 20 starts each).
Saturday, April 25th: the Phillies beat the Braves to end a 10 game losing streak. They are 9-19 even after the win
Saturday, Sept 5th: the Phillies beat the Braves for their 80th win of the year, they are a playoff team who is 4 out of the division
Bryce Harper leads the NL in OBP (.394).
Harper is 5th in #MLB in OPS (.903).
He's the only player in MLB with 100 BB this season.
Harper during 35-game on-base streak
.347 BA, 6 HR, 19 RBI, .500 OBP, 1.087 OPS
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