On June 1, the Phillies were 8 games over .500 and in first place in the National League East with a 2-game lead over the Braves. After last night’s debacle, they are 3 games over .500 and trail the first-place Braves by 6.5 games. And they're in third place. They are now closer to the fourth-place Mets than they are to first-place Atlanta.
Who’s to blame? General manager Matt Klentak for having too much faith in Zac Eflin, Nick Pivetta, and Vince Velasquez and not trading or signing an established starter? Gabe Kapler for being too nice? The pitching staff for being so awful and allowing 150 home runs in just 89 games?
The good news is that it’s only July 5 and there’s lots of time to turn things around. The bad news is that there’s nothing to indicate things are going to get better any time soon. Maybe it’s time to sell before the July 31 trade deadline.
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