The Phillies have been old for a few years, so if this is actually the end of the line, I wouldn't be shocked. I do think they'll figure it out and grab a WC spot at least, but they're "not as good as they once was," that's for sure.
Elder finding the shape of his slider again is huge. He'll obviously never be more than a fringe No. 5, but he can have legitimately decent years with that in his arsenal. It almost works like a gyro curve at times. Either way, good to see.
FYI - Lopez told Bowman he intentionally dialed back in his last spring start because he was trying to adjust to his shoulder and hip flaring open. He felt it was better for his shoulder to throw with less velocity while working through the adjustment before ramping back up for the regular...
I'm sure we'll end up losing, but this probably should have been a 7-3 win or something lmao boys have been crushing it. We take the series win and keep rolling