{"id":19760,"date":"2010-03-04T13:33:55","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=19760"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:38:09","slug":"2010-philadelphia-phillies-preview-predictions-40310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/2010-philadelphia-phillies-preview-predictions-40310\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Phillies Predictions \/ 2010 Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 MLB Predictions\/Previews: Philadelphia Phillies<\/h2>\n

Hard to believe, as many of us watch the snow fall outside, that the Boys of Summer are almost back. But it\u2019s true; teams have reported to 2010 Major League Baseball training camps and it\u2019s time to start our team-by-team baseball gambling<\/strong><\/a> previews for the year. <\/p>\n

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MLB Team Preview \u2013 Philadelphia Phillies<\/h3>\n

If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it. If it\u2019s mildly damaged, tweak it. <\/p>\n

That was the apparent philosophy for the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason. After a World Series title in 2008 and a loss in the Fall Classic in 2009, Philly clearly remains a force. Instead of being complacent, however, the Phillies made a couple of key moves to keep pace with the Yankees and maintain their hold on the National League East. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason why the Phillies could afford to part with prospects Michael Taylor and Kyle Drabek in the Roy Halladay deal; they\u2019re a stacked team built to win now. Pitching wise, Halladay replaces Lee atop a formidable rotation. It\u2019s scary to imagine just how many games Doc may win this season considering how dominant he\u2019s been over the last decade pitching (a) for mediocre Blue Jay teams; (b) against the DH in the American League; and (c) against the Yankees and Red Sox in the powerful AL East. What\u2019s the over\/under for Doc\u2019s wins this year? 24.5? <\/p>\n

Halladay also doesn\u2019t have to be a one-man show. Cole Hamels struggled last year but he\u2019s still just 26 years old and highly talented, armed with one of baseball\u2019s best changeups. Like Florida\u2019s Ricky Nolasco, his peripheral stats also suggest he was a bit unlucky; his control remains spot on. Joe Blanton as a reliable mid-rotation innings inner capable of being an above-average pitcher in stretches and J.A. Happ is a promising young lefty. <\/p>\n

While the Phillies may not have the depth of 2009 now that Pedro Martinez is gone, they have a great top four.
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\nThe Phillies\u2019 lineup is the NL\u2019s answer to the Bronx Bombers. Ryan Howard\u2019s career 162 game averages are 49 homers are 142 RBI. That\u2019s absolutely staggering power in the middle of the Phillies\u2019 order. Howard has plenty of support; Chase Utley is both a phenomenal hitter and one of baseball\u2019s smartest baserunners; Jimmy Rollins adds Gold-Glove defense, solid pop for a shortstop and great speed. Joining that elite trio are 30-homer bats like Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez. <\/p>\n

Even Placido Polanco, the only new addition to the lineup, could have a nice year given his penchant for hitting .300. All that and I still haven\u2019t mentioned speedy, defensively superb Shane Victorino. <\/p>\n

If the Phillies have room for improvement anywhere, it\u2019s clearly in the bullpen. What happened to Brad Lidge? A year after his perfect, 48-for-48 season, the Phillies closer imploded. His went 0-8 with 31 saves, 11 blown saves and a 7.21 ERA. It\u2019s amazing that Charlie Manuel gave Lidge such a long leash. If he struggles at all out of the gate, Ryan Madson should get the call. <\/p>\n

For anyone seriously considering their 2010 MLB futures bets, there are few safer plays than the Philadelphia Phillies this season. They have prodigious power, outstanding starting pitching and, arguably, the best defense in the National League if not all of baseball. Sure, they\u2019ll have to shore up their relief pitching, but few positions are easier to fix via trade. Expect 95 or more wins from this powerhouse franchise.<\/p>\n

Phillies Prediction: <\/strong> First, National League East<\/p>\n

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Shea Matthews weighs in with his Philadelphia Phillies 2010 Team Preview. Don\u2019t be surprised if you expect 95 or more wins from this powerhouse franchise and they deliver. Do your MLB betting with Cappers Picks MLB expert picks in 2010 and get ready to cash in big!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[24741,25249,66513,10729,66497,678,681,12194,12099,11227,3259,12262,12263,12264,25250,12265,12266],"class_list":["post-19760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-2010-mlb-team-preview","tag-2010-phillies","tag-handicapping","tag-handicapping-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-betting","tag-mlb-gambling","tag-nl-east","tag-nl-east-predictions","tag-nl-east-preview","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-philadelphia-phillies-picks","tag-philadelphia-phillies-predictions","tag-phillies-futures","tag-phillies-mlb-picks","tag-phillies-odds","tag-phillies-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19760"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107810,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19760\/revisions\/107810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}