The Philadelphia Phillies have built a formidable roster in recent years to help them become one of the top teams in Major League Baseball. As a result, with some of the top players and personnel in the league as part of the organization, many of them are perennial contenders for awards at the end of each season.
In 2024, Phillies superstar Bryce Harper was their lone winner, bringing home a Silver Slugger Award. But many of his teammates also came close to capturing some hardware as well. So with a new season ahead, which Phillies will have a good shot at winning an award in 2025?
5 Phillies most likely to win awards in 2025
Bryce Harper - NL MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove
Speaking of Harper, as a former two-time MVP winner, there’s no question that the 32-year-old superstar is a favorite for the Most Valuable Player Award each season. With the ability to put up 30+ home runs and 90+ RBI while hitting above .280 and posting double-digit stolen bases on a yearly basis, let’s just say he has gotten things done for the Phillies in his six years with the club to date.
Tommy John surgery may have slowed down Harper a bit between 2022 and 2023, but the first baseman appears to be back in full form with his .285 batting average, close to .900 OPS, 30 homer and 87 RBI campaign last season. Those numbers resembled his 2021 MVP season with the Phillies, in which he hit .309 with a 1.044 OPS with 35 home runs and 84 RBI worth of offensive output.
As a result, look for Harper to be among the finalists once again for NL MVP. And if Shohei Ohtani can somehow have a slightly down season, Harper will have a good shot at being a three-time winner. Even if that doesn’t come to fruition, at least everyone knows that a Silver Slugger Award should be in the bag for him as the nice consolation prize.
On top of that, Harper has slowly but surely developed into a force on the other side of the ball with his elite defense at first base over the past couple of seasons. In fact, with his sparkling .996 fielding percentage, eight outs above average and five defensive runs saved in over 1,150 chances at first last year, he was even named a Gold Glove finalist, alongside Matt Olson and Christian Walker. With Harper likely to improve even more as he gains more experience in the position, 2025 could be the year in which he could be finally recognized not just for his bat, but for his glove as well.