With the offseason underway for the Philadelphia Phillies, the team will have no shortage of decisions to make regarding what their team might look like for next season.
The Phillies were once again able to make the playoffs in 2026, but it was far from a perfect season. Philadelphia started off the season 10 games under the .500 mark, and there was understandably reason to be concerned.
With the struggles, the team elected to move on from manager Rob Thomson and promoted Don Mattingly to the interim role. Mattingly did a good job after taking over, and while it did take until the final day to make the postseason, they were able to do so.
Unfortunately, the team didn’t achieve what they were hoping for in the playoffs and lost in three games to the Atlanta Braves in the NL Wild Card Round.…