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The five worst Phillies since the turn of the century

By John Town

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 17: Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws his bat after a fly out in bottom of the seventh innning against the Baltimore Orioles on June 17, 2015 at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Orioles defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 17: Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws his bat after a fly out in bottom of the seventh innning against the Baltimore Orioles on June 17, 2015 at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Orioles defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – MAY 06: Danys Baez #55 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citizens Bank Park on May 6, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Danys Baez

The 2010 and 2011 Phillies were the best teams of their five-year streak of division titles in terms of regular season wins. However, those teams still had some bad players, one of whom was reliever Danys Baez.

Baez had eight major-league seasons under his belt – including an All-Star season in 2005 – before he signed with Philadelphia after the 2009 season.

Baez made 51 appearances in 2010, posting a 5.48 ERA, 13 percent strikeout rate, and 10.7 percent walk rate. His walk rate dropped in 2011, but so too did his strikeout rate. With his ERA at 6.25 and -0.8 WAR already under his belt through July that season, the team released Baez and instantly made their bullpen better.

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