THE Philadelphia Phillies Now enter the offseason knowing that what they currently have in the building isn’t good enough to win in October.

After unexpected runs the past two years to the World Series and a subsequent return to deep in the NLCS, the Phillies posted their best regular season since 2011 and won their first National League East crown since then this season, but it was of no use to them once. the lights got brighter. After a four-game domination at the hands of New York Mets In the NLDS, Philadelphia has seen its bats die and their bullpen implode, and they will not stand idly by and enter 2025 with the same lineup.

Even though the Phillies are aggressive in a pursuit of Juan Soto remains to be seen, but what is beyond doubt is the fact that serious upheavals will occur both in the area of ​​freedom of action and in the commercial market. Bob Nightengale, USA Today MLB columnist wrote in his latest column that, as Soto’s pursuit remains a question mark, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski will not hesitate to move guys around as he sees fit.

“The Phillies can’t believe they don’t have a ring from the Bryce Harper era, and after knocking on the door in recent years, they’re ready to take a big step to change their destiny,” writes Nightengale. “(Dombrowski) hasn’t discussed pursuing Soto internally with his team, but he’s painfully aware they need to shake up their roster. Simply, scouts say, they’re just too easy to throw to come in at crunch time with their big swingers and their difficult contact greetings.tters. If anyone needs a slugger like Nick Castellanos, or some outfield help in Brandon Marsh, or third baseman Alec Bohm, the Phillies are listening. »

Nightengale went on to state that while Dombrowski essentially echoed a sentiment that doesn’t make the arrival of another superstar seems extremely likelythe Phillies would absolutely shell out the money if the “right” player came along. Whether it will be Soto or someone else remains to be seen, but Philadelphia certainly won’t be. complacent when it comes to improving the squad from this season to next season.

As recent results have made clear, the team cannot afford to become complacent.