Philadelphia Phillies Season Preview and Predictions



Leaving three titles straight division appearances and two straight World Series, Philadelphia was among the favorites to win it all without making changes. Philly served notice to the rest of the teams in the league that this is your year to get ace of aces baseball, Roy Halladay.

They lost another of baseball's elite pitchers, leaving Cliff Lee go, but Halladay is an upgrade.

Cole Hamels has made great progress in the off-season by adding a curve and cut its stages directory and submit to camp with the speed in the middle of the season. The big question is whether Brad Lidge can handle closer duties after knee surgery and elbow. Lidge has not appeared in action Grapefruit League, it remains to see if he can return to All-Star form after struggling in 2009.

The Phillies signed Placido Polanco too, but it remains to be seen if Polanco can help this team as anything other than a depth player. He will have his second chance at bat batting order Phillies star.

They return a core of players scary. Returning players are in their prime, so there is little risk of decline in production.

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