The Philadelphia Phillies had their postmortem of their season on Thursday, the place president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski rehashed the Nationwide League Division Sequence towards the Los Angeles Dodgers whereas giving some perception into the Phillies’ offseason plans.
One perception that Dombrowski dropped throughout his debrief was that he wasn’t positive if their franchise participant, Bryce Harper, could possibly be an “elite participant” like when he received his two MVPs (2015 with the Washington Nationals and 2021 with the Phillies). That is a daring assertion to make, as Harper has slowed down over the previous few seasons after coping with accidents however nonetheless has the potential to regain his MVP kind.
Phillies’ Dave Dombrowski does not maintain again when talking about Bryce Harper
Dombrowski did not maintain again his criticism of his star participant throughout his hour-and-a-half press convention, calling into query Harper’s capability to be an “elite participant” within the recreation after having his worst season with the workforce. Harper had his worst season in Philadelphia for getting on base (.357), slugging share (.487) and OPS (.844).
Dombrowski in contrast Harper to the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, who, in his estimation, was not an elite participant both. That is one other controversial assertion, as Freeman has not had a batting common beneath .280 for over a decade and has solely batted beneath that mark thrice (2015, 2012, and 2010) in his 16 years within the massive leagues.
