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Phillies Outfield Depth Needs Improvement

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The Philadelphia Phillies outfield depth should be improved. Weston Wilson being out six weeks with an oblique strain highlights this need. Matt Gelb of The Athletic recently reported the Phillies are trying to add right-handed outfield bats. Gelb also noted the Phillies could fill the open bench spot with someone not currently in the organization. A similar thing happened in 2023 where the team added Cristian Pache right before opening day. Ros…

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Phillies' outfield depth is so bad that somehow Edmundo Sosa is now a "necessary" solution

I could sit here and write a million questions about how a team that’s supposed to be a championship contender is so thin in the outfield that moving Edmundo Sosa—originally just a fun little spring training experiment—is now a legitimate necessity for the Phillies.How did we get here? Was there some mass exodus of right-handed outfield bats I missed? Did the Phillies front office just forget depth matters when you’re playing 162 games?Look, I g…

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