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| Phillies President Pat Gillick must answer for failures |
What is the real problem with the Philadelphia Phillies as a baseball organization? Is it the players? Is it Pat Gillick, Ruben Amaro, both? Is the scouting department to blame? The developmental personnel?
There is a narrative that many have kicked around, including the Phillies ball club itself. The team is too old, makes too much money, and can’t win as constituted. So the team must dump high-priced, older players in order to set itself up to contend again in the future.
But is this true?
Frankly, I haven’t heard anyone ask the question. Most just assume that the evidence on its face is correct. The Phillies have gone from a perennial winner to a loser the last 2-3 seasons. The core of the 2008 championship is indeed aging. The simplest answer is usually the correct answer.
But is it in this case?
