Philadelphia Phillies: Domonic Brown and 25 Creative Ways to Get Younger

Contrary to popular belief, reducing the age of a Major League roster while maintaining its competitive nature is not a simple task, but it is a challenge that the Philadelphia Phillies have faced over the last couple of seasons and will face with growing importance over the coming seasons.

The question is an obvious one with difficult answers: How can a team locked into veteran contracts create an influx of young talent while remaining on top of a division growing in talent?

It’s not going to be easy.

While the Phillies have young talent they can rely on, they are certainly not the Tampa Bay Rays or Oakland Athletics. The Phillies are a big-market team that will have to spend money to draw fans, but in the near future, they’ll have to realize that you can’t build a team of 30-something players heading for a decline.

With that being said, however, the Phillies also realize that there aren’t many obvious methods of reducing the age of their roster.

In this slideshow, we’ll take a look at how the Phillies can “get younger,” but remain a National League East powerhouse in the process.

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