Philadelphia Phillies Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 21-23 | 19 | Walking off with back-to-back home runs off Aroldis Chapman is pretty cool, and the injury worries surrounding Carlos Ruiz and Ryan Howard would matter more if either of them were hitting at all. Even though they've looked hilariously bad at times, the Phillies are still only 4.5 games off the pace in the NL East. -- Michael Baumann, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 7 | 18-21 | 20 | The Phillies tout the NL's third lowest team OBP and fourth highest staff ERA, but have somehow managed to hover around .500 thus far. Strong foes await (Indians, Reds, Red Sox and Nationals) and things will have to improve if they hope to finish May above the NL East's troposphere. They'll utilize off days to deploy a four-man rotation until May 21. -- Eric Longenhagen, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 6 | 14-18 | 20 | Roy Halladay's ERA is just south of 9.00 after surrendering nine runs to the lowly Marlins in 2 1/3 innings on Sunday. The Phillies have shown an incredible amount of patience with the right-hander, but he is running out of leash. -- Bill Baer, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 5 | 12-14 | 21 | The Phillies' win on Sunday was a good model for bullpen stability, with Antonio Bastardo, Mike Adams and Jonathan Papelbon each throwing a scoreless inning. It also produced another truly odd line from the starting pitcher: Cole Hamels threw six innings, allowed one earned run, struck out eight, but walked six. The Phillies will finish April with a losing record. -- Ryan Sommers, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 4 | 8-11 | 21 | Chase Utley looks healthy, and his offensive numbers so far (.294/.347/.529) seem to back that up. His contract year may yet prove incredibly interesting, both for the Phillies and the league at large, especially if Robinson Cano re-signs with the Yankees. -- Paul Boye, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 3 | 6-6 | 18 | Roy Halladay allowed one run in eight innings on Sunday, throwing only 87 pitches, but considering that it was against the Marlins and he struck out only two hitters, it's hard to say for sure that he's any closer to righting himself. -- Michael Baumann, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 2 | 2-4 | 18 | Two bad starts from Cole Hamels and a disastrous opening week from the bullpen have torched the morale of a historically bipolar fan base. All is not lost, of course. Small-sample caveats apply, but the team would do well to win some games early while everyone is healthy and before someone gets dinged up. Father Time is undefeated. -- Eric Longenhagen, Crashburn Alley | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 14 | It will be an uphill battle for the Phillies to catch the Nationals and the new-and-improved Braves with an aging and injury-prone roster, but they will benefit by having one of baseball's easiest first-half schedules. -- Bill Baer, Crashburn Alley | |