Friday, July 04, 2008

Phillies Mid Season Report Card

The Phillies are right where I would have expected them to be. They are in first place, despite a 4-11 against American League teams. No major injuries (expect Rollins), so if they can stay healthy, the Phillies should begin to pull away from the Marlins, Mets in the N.L. East.

Manager A- (Charlie Manual is the recognized boss now !)
Starting Pitching B+ (much better than expected)
Relief Pitching A- (best in the National league and Lidge has been lights out)
Catching C+ (Ruiz has been awful. Coste should play every day)
Hitting B- (Howard, Victorino, Jenkins, Rollins need to heat up)
Defense B+ (No issues)

Overall Grade B+ (First Place on July 2, including a terrible June roadtrip)

MVPs so far : Cole Hamels, Brade Lidge and Chase Utley

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