5 Bold predictions for the 2022 Phillies

Predicting what will happen to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022

With the MLB offseason stalled due to the lockout, it’s hard to envision the 2022 season. There’s so much we don’t know; will it start on time, will there be a Universal DH, what new rules will Rob Manfred make? The possibilities are endless!

But the good news is that with the future so murky and up in the air, the predictions about what might happen can be bolder than ever.

Here are five bold predictions for the 2022 Philadelphia Phillies…

1. The Phillies will end their playoff drought… as a Wild Card team

In 2021, the Phillies cemented a decade without postseason play. And across the division, the Atlanta Braves won the World Series, further rubbing the decade of frustration in the Phillies’ faces.

Being bold isn’t being unrealistic; it’s hard to see them toppling the defending champions in 2022, but they could very well go toe-to-toe with the recently-upgraded New York Mets for their very first Wild Card berth.

The Phillies have never earned a Wild Card spot in its original or expanded play-in game form, but if Dave Dombrowski comes out of the lockout spending like there’s no tomorrow, he could build yet another postseason team.