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midseason review
After a rocky 4-10 start, the Phillies have settled in as a fairly good team overall, going 35-20 since to enter the All-Star break 2 1/2 games out of a postseason berth. We've scored 415 runs (7th overall) and allowed 404 (6th), with the bullpen in particular making a nice turnaround after some early struggles.
On the offensive side, J.T. Realmuto has been worth every bit of his free agent contract, hitting .296 with 16 home runs and a team-leading 2.8 WAR. Alec Bohm and Andrew McCutchen have both come on strong in the last month and have 15 and 14 homers respectively. Bryce Harper hasn't hit for much average but has hit his share of home runs and walked plenty. Brad Miller has been a pleasant surprise in a reserve role. The middle infielders (Didi Gregorius and Jean Segura) have been a bit of a disappointment, and center field remains a hole, to no great surprise.
The pitching has been pretty solid overall. Aaron Nola has settled in as a true ace. Zack Wheeler and Matt Moore have both allowed a ton of home runs, but they've had some very good starts as well. Jimmy Nelson has been a terrific low-cost addition. Zach Eflin continues to scuffle in AAA. We've gotten remarkable work from three early-season bullpen additions in Kendall Graveman, Matt Barnes and Taylor Williams.
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