NL East Odds Update: Phillies Hold Narrow Lead Over Mets

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00:00DRS, a focus still on the NL East, really a two-team race and only a half-game razor-thin

00:06margin between the Phillies in first and the New York Mets in second.

00:10The Phillies, a minus 180 favorite.

00:12You would have to say, DRS, that is the odds makers taking into account the pitching potential

00:17of Philadelphia.

00:19The Cy Young favorite right now in Zach Wheeler.

00:21Two all-star should-have-beens in Christopher Sanchez and Ranger Suarez.

00:25Jesus Lizardo, who has been great at times, not so great at others.

00:29You hope he rounds into his opening part of the year form the remainder of the way and

00:34the return of what we hope is a healthy Arenola for Philadelphia.

00:39And despite a star-studded offensive lineup, not really producing in that way.

00:44DRS, final six sets for the Phillies ahead of the all-star break.

00:48Just three times in those final six series, did the Phillies score more than five runs.

00:55What has been that issue offensively, maybe holding the Phillies back from opening up the

01:00lead in this division and trying to challenge the Dodgers for that top spot in the National

01:05League?

01:06Yeah, number one, Harper just not being himself, getting back to, you know, hitting power shots

01:10here.

01:10Kyle Schwerber, we know, is the power guy, but the rest of the lineup doesn't have a lot

01:13of power.

01:13It's one of the few lineups in baseball that struggles.

01:15It's like, we have to get four runners on base to get one run here.

01:19That's not supposed to happen.

01:21Like the old Philadelphia Phillies, hey, get a walk out there.

01:23Here comes that two-run bomb, like in the Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley era.

01:27Now, granted, the Phillies have had some really good offensive teams over the past couple

01:30years, but it's just a flawed lineup at this point.

01:32The interesting part for the Phillies is what changes are going to make coming up to the

01:36deadline.

01:36You can't just change in and out superstar players.

01:39Okay, now we have a ready-made team, but they just need somebody in the top of the lineup

01:42that's like a table setter.

01:44Like you see some things going around, like if the Cleveland Guardians end up selling.

01:47Well, Classe is the big deal in the back end because the Phillies are looking for a closer.

01:50Alvarado comes back August 18th, Ben, but he can't pitch in the postseason, but can help

01:54down the stretch.

01:55But more importantly, like Trey Turner's having a sensational year at the plate.

01:59You love to see it, but if he's getting on base, there's too many strikeouts and not

02:03enough power behind him at that point.

02:04You'd love to see like a Steven Kwan who's thought to be maybe on the market.

02:07Like, let's just say Kwan goes number one in the lineup.

02:09Then you have obviously Trey Turner too, which bleeds into Bryce Harper and then into like,

02:14you know, the rest part of that lineup and Kyle Schwarber.

02:16So you have the power behind the guys that are on base.

02:18They just need more traffic on base, but also power, man.

02:22Like Alec Bone, where's your power?

02:23Bryson Stott's been there a couple of years, certainly insignificant.

02:26Brandon Marsh gets lost in the nine hole.

02:28Like it just seems like they're fighting uphill.

02:29It's like, what'd the Phillies do in that last inning?

02:31They got a walk in two singles and they still haven't scored a run yet.

02:34It's like that can't happen.

02:36And that's been happening.

02:37You don't want to waste a historic pitching performance.

02:39Like the Phillies are getting out of their starters here.

02:41They must make moves.

02:42But to answer your question, Ben, they just don't have the pop in the lineup that they should

02:46have here and maybe just a healthy Bryce Harper will get the pop back into the lineup in the

02:51second half.

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