Thad Levine

So in the case of the Phillies, I think you always hear the time-honored comment of, you

just look at the back of the baseball card.

And by this end of the season, these guys will find their level.

And I think there's something to be said for that.

You know, once, once a player accumulates about 500 to 750 plate appearances in the major leagues, they more or less are telling you who they are.

And at some point, sure.

Uh,

Father Time is going to end everyone's career.

He is undefeated in that cause.

But by and large, you expect the Trey Turners and the Schwarbers and all of the guys they have on that team who are so good, Bryce Harper and Alex Boehm and Real Muro.

Those guys will find their levels.

And so I think there is a great expectation in the game that there's a lot of cause for confidence that you're going to see a lot of progression from that group.

Now, you know, one guy who has really struggled and has struggled parts of last year and this year is Aaron Nola.

So I don't know where he is in the continuum of bouncing back, but they're getting Zach Wheeler back.

They have Sanchez.

Those two...

alone make you have one of the better starting rotations in the game.

John Duran will get healthy.

As a result, their back end of their bullpen is going to improve.

I would expect that you're going to see the Philadelphia Phillies return to their level.