Cody Asche and Domonic Brown must be big contributors if the Phillies hope to avoid the NL East cellar.
2014 record
73-89, fifth in the National League East
Projected batting order
1. CF Ben Revere :
.306 BA, .325 OBP, .361 SLG, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 49 SB in 2014
2. C Carlos Ruiz :
.252 BA, .347 OBP, .370 SLG, 6 HR, 31 RBI in 2014
3. 2B Chase Utley
.270 BA, .339 OBP, .307 SLG, 11 HR, 78 RBI in 2014
4. 1B Ryan Howard :
.223 BA, .310 OBP, .380 SLG, 23 HR, 95 RBI in 2014
5. LF Darin Ruf :
.235 BA, .310 OBP, .402 SLG, 4 HR, 8 RBI in 2014
6. RF Domonic Brown :
.235 BA, .285 OBP, .349 SLG, 10 HR, 63 RBI in 2014
7. 3B Cody Asche :
.252 BA, .309 OBP, .390 SLG, 10 HR, 46 RBI in 2014
8. SS Freddy Galvis :
.176 BA, .227 OBP, .319 SLG, 4 HR, 12 RBI in 2014
9. P Cole Hamels :
.210 BA, .210 OBP, .242 SLG in 2014
Projected rotation
1. Cole Hamels, 9-9, 2.46 ERA in 2014
2. Cliff Lee, 4-5, 3.65 ERA in 2014
3. Aaron Harang , 12-12, 3.57 ERA in 2014
4. Jerome Williams, 4-2, 2.83 ERA in 2014
5. David Buchanan , 6-8, 3.75 ERA in 2014
Projected bullpen
Closer: Jonathan Papelbon , 39/43 saves, 2.04 ERA in 2014
RH setup man: Ken Giles , 1.18 ERA in 2014
LH setup man: Jake Diekman , 3.80 ERA in 2014