More on the Phillies Grade

I’m sure he (M. Hayes) is someone that said the 86 we got last year was a complete disaster and that we underperformed all year. My point – if 86 was a huge disappointment and underperformace it tells me we were a 95 win team last year. Without Milton and maybe 1 other player we were supposed to be 14 games were this year. No, No, No.

This team performed as it should with the possible exception of doing better because of the Thome injury. But, without the injury we probably have the same # of wins.

We have a nice nucleus of guys who know how to play (Utley, Howard, Michaels, Rollins – somewhat). The Phils need to go out and get more winners. I’m really coming around to that concept. Abreu, Burrell and Lieberthal are losers. Like A-Rod is a loser. Some guys just win. Lofton is a great example of that.

We really need to re-sign Wagner.

Do we have any minor league position players coming up (3rd base especially?)

It should be an interesting offseason, let’s hope we don’t have to focus on it until mid-february.