Phillies take quite the leap in power rankings behind red-hot Kyle Schwarber
The Phillies are rebounding well after a rough start.
Phillies take quite the leap in power rankings behind red-hot Kyle Schwarber originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies could not get much going when the season first started.
The offense was trying to figure out how to get the job done, and the pitching staff was doing the team no favors. It was not long ago that this team was on the brink of being placed last in the power rankings. However, things have changed this month.
The Phillies have gotten things under control and are digging themselves out of the early-season hole they put themselves in. They now sit with a 19-22 record, which is good enough to be tied for second place in the National League East. MORE: Phillies' Justin Crawford has an inexplicable problem Phillies take quite the leap in power rankings behind red-hot Kyle Schwarber The Phillies are coming off a winning week.
They finished their series with the Miami Marlins on Monday with a victory, and then won their series 2-1 against the Athletics and the Colorado Rockies . And with this, Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter bumped them up from No. 23 to No.