11 Unexpected Occurrences That Have Complicated the Phillies’ Roster Decisions
March 23, 2012 by Ben Ringel
Filed under Fan News
To say the Phillies have had an interesting spring training so far would be an understatement.
This Spring has already been chock full of injuries, comebacks, setbacks, unheralded players thriving and established players struggling. You wouldn’t think a team coming off of a 102 win season and a fifth-straight division title would have many difficult roster decisions or lineup changes to make, but thanks to plenty of unexpected occurrences, Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro Jr. have had their hands full thus far.
Following are 11 such occurrences that may well contribute to a different-looking squad than many of us thought we would see open the 2012 season.