Philadelphia Phillies are poised to make splash with Bryce Harper or Manny Machado
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2018
3 minutes
LAS VEGAS - In this era of tanking and belt-tightening, a team such as the Philadelphia Phillies stands out this offseason for two qualities: They are actually trying to win in 2019 and are actually willing to spend to compete.
This combination, once commonplace but now increasingly rare as teams grow wary of albatross contracts and the competitive balance tax, positions the Phillies as a centrifugal force at the winter meetings. The conventional wisdom of the agents and executives huddled in suites and cluttering the
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