Philadelphia Phillies: 4 Reasons Phils Should Not Overspend in the Offseason

The Philadelphia Phillies‘ 2012 season didn’t pan out how anybody expected, but that shouldn’t cause panic among the Ruben Amaro front office.

The Phils still have a lot to look forward to in 2013, but writing more checks to go along with their already bloated payroll wouldn’t make anything better.

The answer for Philadelphia is largely in-house. They certainly have the pieces to compete again next year and beyond, but overspending would blow their chances to pieces. 

As long as the Phillies play it cool this winter, there’s reason to believe they won’t have a bounce-back campaign next season.

Here’s why we think Amaro shouldn’t even think about inking any big names this offseason.

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