The Phillies addressed a glaring offensive problem in the last few days, adding Carlos Santana on a three-year deal and trading away Freddy Galvis to the Padres. The Phillies posted a .315 OBP in 2017, ten points below the NL average. That ranked 13th in the league. First base came in at .309, while shortstop was a little better at .316. Galvis, however, holds a .287 OBP for his career, while his replacement, prospect J.P.Crawford did an excellent job of getting on base in the minors. Carlos Santana owns a .365 career OBP, and brings power to boot.

The Phillies may have gotten better on the other side of the ball, also. Enyel De Los Santos, the pitcher they received from the Padres, walks very few batters. Drawing a good number of walks while issuing few is a nice path to success.