Ignore this Talk of Tanking, the Phils Need to Continue Rebuilding
Tanking. Really? Let me get this straight. The Phillies front office neglected its minor league system to a point where it was one of the worst in baseball. The skill and talent from the team that once dominated the National League East got old, got injured, and the talent pool from the minor leagues was not able to replace it. And now that the Phillies are doing what they can to fix their minor league system, they get lumped into a discussion about tanking? Let’s take a step back and talk about tanking. It is an allegation that a team is not working to put together a staff that could be competitive on the major league level specifically for the purpose of taking advantage of highe...