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Ten things for Phillies fans to look forward to in 2018

By John Town

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 29: Jorge Alfaro #38 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with Odubel Herrera #37 after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on September 29, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Mets 6-2. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 29: Jorge Alfaro #38 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with Odubel Herrera #37 after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on September 29, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Mets 6-2. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 07: A general view of Chris Carpenter #29 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitching against Chase Utley #26 of the Philadelphia Phillies during Game Five of the National League Divisional Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 7, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

A potential wild-card run

This may be farfetched, but the Twins showed in 2017 it’s not impossible for a team to go from one of the worst in the league to making the playoffs in just one year. In fact, Minnesota had the first overall pick in 2017, then played in the wild-card game just a few months later.

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It’s unlikely the Phillies will be able to catch the Nationals at the top of the National League East, but they very well could finish ahead of the Marlins, Mets, and Braves. That would put them at least somewhat close to a wild-card spot.

To somehow make it into a playoff spot, the team will likely have to improve by at least 15 wins. They were 37-38 in the second half and 15-13 in September, so they do at least have some momentum heading into next season. Even then, it will likely take everything going right for them.

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Hopefully, they can at least keep it interesting for a bulk of the season.

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