The first few weeks of the season are over and the Phillies continue flirting with .500. They haven’t played well overall, which might lead some to feel like the beginning of the end is nigh. We all know that core groups go through a prime and a downturn, but no matter all the data that is available in the world, it’s not possible to know exactly the point when a team will begin their decline.
It’s arguable that the Phillies have begun that slide, yet they have managed to win more games each year
since 2017 (excluding the 2020) season, so that negates that argument to an extent in the macro. Down to a more granular level, some players are clearly entering the decline phase of their careers while others are still in the midst of their prime or perhaps even in the early stages of it.
That brings us to today’s question of the day: how is the team trending right now? Have they begun the downward slide that many teams eventually face, or are they still in the midst of a championship window? Is it possible that it’s both? Might they even be able to find greater heights than they already have? It’s debated often enough that it’s worth a day long discussion here.
