The five worst Phillies since the turn of the century

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 26: Tyler Moore #12 of the Washington Nationals tags out Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies to end the game on June 26, 2015 at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Nationals defeated the Phillies 5-2. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

No. 1: Domonic Brown

Domonic Brown has the case for both the worst Phillies player since the turn of the century as well as the most disappointing. The former No. 1 team prospect was supposed to help the team sustain their run of division dominance; instead, he was part of the team’s downfall.

Brown was unspectacular through his first three major-league seasons. From 2010 to 2012, Brown hit 12 home runs, drove in 58 runs, and had a .703 OPS in 147 games.

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May of 2013 was when Brown finally showed that top prospect potential. He hit 12 home runs that month with a .991 OPS and 25 runs batted in. He finished the first half of the season with a .273/.320/.535 line and 23 home runs, earning an All-Star appearance.

Brown fell back to earth in the second half of that season as injuries started to plague him. The second half of that year, Brown hit just four more home runs and a .723 OPS. The next two seasons, Brown had a .233/.285./349 line with 15 home runs and 88 RBI in 207 games.

As a whole, Brown was worth -1.5 fWAR in his career with the Phils.

If you take away his 2013 season, he was a career -3.3 fWAR player.

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Brown was granted free agency after the 2015 season and has not been back to the majors since.

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