re: Remember when the MSB thought the Phillies would win the NL East?

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A lot of yall are eating crow now.

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I was very excited about the Phillies this year and had high expectations. They suffered a lot of injuries (McCutch, Bruce, Robinson, Herrera (off the field)) and coupled with terrible management resulted in a terrible year compared to what the expectations were. Looking back at the beginning of the year, idk how I could not see the glaring problems the management never addressed in regards to pitching. The lack of pitching the Phillies had this year was pitiful, other than Nola. Arrieta was not good this year, and all of the other guys (Eflin, Pivetta, Velazquez) were mediocre at their very best. The bullpen was absolutely atrocious all year.

Not really that upset about the Harper deal, as he has had a very good year in regards to offensive production (102 RBIs). What I am upset about is the lack of pitching this team had going into the season and was not address until after the all star break (adding Smyly and Vargas).