Philadelphia Phillies: 40 Bold Predictions over the Next Five Years

A lot can happen over a span of five years.

In the game of baseball in particular, five years is quite a long time. It’s enough time for clubs that have been at the bottom of their division to capture that division’s title, and enough time for powerhouses to fall to the bottom of the pile.

Five years is long enough for some of the game’s top talent to take over at the MLB level, but it is also enough time for some top talent to fizzle out in the Minor Leagues before making their debut. On the same scale, we’ll watch All-Stars begin or continue reigns of dominance as the game’s elite, but we’ll also see our fair share of one-hit wonders, streaky players, and those who never live up to their talents.

We’ll see plenty of free agent contracts signed. Some will be bargains and others will become a team’s albatross. We’ll see teams strike big deals that change the course of their franchise, and maybe some that hurt the future. We’ll also see little trades with big consequences. Simply put, anything can happen over five years time.

What does five years hold in store for the Philadelphia Phillies?

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