The Phillies’ offense has largely sat as one of the worst in the sport, ranking 28th in wRC+, 23rd in on-base percentage, and 23rd in raw OPS. It’s probably about as bad as an offense can be while the team is on track to make the postseason.
There was supposed to be a switch that flipped. The Phillies had a meeting in late July to try to fix their approach issues.
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It started producing results quickly. Through the first 21 games in August, the offense looked transformed overnight. They had the highest walk rate in the sport at 12.0%, a full tick above the next highest team in the Brewers. They struck out only 14.7% of the time with…
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