The Phillies can make a splash this offseason, but it has to be the right one
The Philadelphia Phillies are in a fun position. The team is young, they have money to spend (a lot of it), and they’re in a thriving sports market with the Eagles and 76ers having exciting rosters of their own.
This is a baseball club that’s gone through many long, losing seasons, with focus on the future.
For Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, on the field, it’s a chance to join a team that’s full of youth, looking to break out and make noise while being competitive for years to come.
The Phillies have an ownership group that’s ready to build, invest and make any necessary improvements to create a World Series caliber team. Off the field, fans are passionate, it’s a team that sells, selling brings revenue with marketing and endorsement opportunities and having the ability to live in a top U.S city like Philadelphia is a perk too.
The Phillies are missing a face of the franchise; Eagles have Carson Wentz, 76ers have Joel Embid, Flyers have Claude Giroux and now the Phillies have the chance to get their guy.
From a front office perspective, It’s easy to see why the urge is there to be trigger happy, these are two, young, world-class players with many prime years left. However, it’s one thing to spend ”stupid money”, and another to be stupid with money, just ask the Los Angeles Angels how the Albert Pujols contract worked out?
It took years to construct the Phillies current roster, they need to be smart, and here are four reasons on why signing Machado would be a short-sighted mistake.