{"id":2299,"date":"2024-10-29T21:53:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2024-10-29T21:53:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:53:33","slug":"roundtable-was-the-2024-phillies-season-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2299","title":{"rendered":"Roundtable: Was the 2024 Phillies season a success?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now that the pain of an early October exit has subsided a bit, it\u2019s time to answer the question: Was the 2024 Phillies season a success? Phillies Nation <\/em>writers weigh in.<\/p>\n

Destiny Lugardo, Deputy Editorial Director \u2014 Yes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t make the end result any less frustrating, but hear me out. The Phillies lost to the Mets in the NLDS in disgraceful fashion. The lineup was terrible and the bullpen disappointed. They should be embarrassed by what happened.<\/p>\n

But I encourage you to look at how the last ten years have gone for the future 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They won the title in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, but there\u2019s been a lot of October heartbreak. That\u2019s because they haven\u2019t missed the postseason since 2012. With the power of the largest local TV deal in the league and a player development machine, LA has built a powerhouse that should be in title contention every year. The Phillies still have a ways to go to become an organization that\u2019s as healthy as the Dodgers, but the best way to win a title is to build a team capable of reaching the postseason every year because eventually, you\u2019ll probably be the last team standing. This season, 95 wins and a third consecutive playoff berth, established that the Phillies are October mainstays. Consider that a success, but get used to the heartbreak.<\/p>\n

Ty Daubert, Staff Writer \u2014 Yes<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Phillies season, despite its unremarkable second half and ultimate disappointment in October, was a success. The same result would not be the same moving forward.<\/p>\n

With a 95-win campaign and a National League East crown, the Phillies marked this core\u2019s spot as one of the best groups in club history. They added some regular-season prowess to their previous playoff runs. That\u2019s something to celebrate. Now, the only thing left for these Phillies is a World Series championship; they\u2019ll need to bring one back to Philadelphia for their upcoming seasons to be successful.<\/p>\n

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Nathan Ackerman, Staff Writer \u2014 No <\/strong><\/p>\n

No, no, no a thousand times over. I\u2019m no proponent of Rings Culture, but the days of \u201cjust happy to be here\u201d ended with the 2022 World Series. The veterans got a year older and most young guys regressed. Not only did they miss out on their No. 1 goal \u2014 which they, themselves, preached since pitchers and catchers reported in February \u2014 they actively took a step backward.<\/p>\n

Did the Braves have a successful season in 2022 or 2023? They didn\u2019t end a 13-year NL East title drought in the process, but let\u2019s not let a decade-plus of failure crater the standard for the team with baseball\u2019s fourth-highest payroll and a finite window.<\/p>\n

Bailey Digh, Staff Writer \u2014 Yes <\/strong><\/p>\n

Heading into the year, the club set three goals: win the NL East, secure a first-round bye in the playoffs and win the World Series, the hardest thing to do in baseball. They achieved two of those. The Phillies won their first division title in 13 years. They clinched a first-round bye by winning 95 games \u2014 the second-most in MLB and the fourth-most wins in a single season in franchise history.<\/p>\n

Internally, the Phillies were a World-Series-or-bust club. It was a fair internal label. But, from the outside, judging a team can\u2019t come down to that one thing. It makes little sense. For six months, the Phillies were one of the best teams in baseball. Their roster was arguably the best in MLB; it just didn\u2019t perform like it across four games in October. There was far more success in 2024 for the Phillies than failure. They outperformed most people\u2019s pre-season expectations. They outperformed most computer projections. They had one of the best regular seasons in franchise history. The season ended in disappointment for the organization and its fans, sure. But look at the bigger picture. 2024 was successful.<\/p>\n

Grace Del Pizzo, Staff Writer \u2014 No <\/strong><\/p>\n

With the emotion of 2023\u2019s ending and the excitement of 2024\u2019s fast start, expectations for the Phillies were reasonably high. Add those to a slew of Atlanta Braves injuries, and it looked like this was finally the year. The Phillies lived up to those expectations (and maybe even outpaced them) until the All-Star break. Then the wheels started to fall off, and by the time the playoffs arrived, they had totally run out of steam.<\/p>\n

Sure, it was fun, and there was some success along the way, but a lot of people (including the Phillies themselves) expected that they would be playing in the World Series right now. Instead, they\u2019ve been watching the MLB playoffs on TV from home for almost three weeks.<\/p>\n

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