Aside from perhaps Dave Dombrowski, no one has a crystal ball into what might befall the Phillies in 2022. Few things are a given when determining how this team may look or play come April. Just as fans around the Delaware Valley believe they know the solution to all the Phillies problems, we at take a look at how things may appear next September.Michael Conforto: 3 yrs/$55 millionDombrowski began the offseason in October by listing the Phillies biggest needs: center fielder, left fielder, leadoff man, closer, maybe shortstop. Conforto would erase two of those needs. His prowe s as a leadoff bat is unmistakable, but understated. For his career Conforto has a .379 OBP from the leadoff spot. His qualifying offer may make the Phillies somewhat hesitant as theyd lose a draft pick for signing him, but the team is without a doubt in win now mode.Starling Marte: 3 yrs/$62 millionMarte put up a career year in 2021, playing solid defense in center field while hitting .316 with an OPS of .824. Due to age, Marte is unlikely to receive a long-term contract; the only player over 33 to receive a 3 year+ deal in the free agent cla ses of 2021 or 2020 was 34-year-old Josh Donaldson, who signed Steve Young T Shirts a four-year deal. Marte would slot nicely into the top of the Phillies lineup with blazing speed even at age 33.Andrelton Simmons: 1 yr/$3 millionSimmons would be a nice stop-gap shortstop for the Phillies until Bryson Stott is ready to play for the big club, especially Reuben Foster Jersey so as the right-handed Simmons could platoon with left-handed hitting Gregorius or Stott. Even if Simmons has trouble at the plate, his defense more than makes up in value for poor hitting. A decent bounce-back candidate with his lowest BAbip since 2013, Simmons could be a cheap upgrade at shortstop.Mark Melancon: 1 yr/$8 millionIf I had to say one thing, I'd probably say I'd like to have somebody that can close a game for us, and count on it, Melancons days of multi-year free agent deals are probably over for what will be his age 37 season, but hes handled big moments before and a proven closer is clearly in the books for the Phillies this winter.Hector Neris: 3 yrs/$13 millionIts hard to imagine the Phillies franchise strikeout record for relievers pitching anywhere outside of Philadelphia. Lacking a set bullpen for 2022, itd be easy to bring fan favorite Neris back to Citizens Bank Park on a low AAV multi-year deal.Rafael Marchan and Didi Gregorius for Mike Moustakas:The Reds will be happy to get any value for Moustakas who had a .717 OPS in two years with the club. Its safe to say he needs a change of scenery after signing a 4 year/$64 million deal in December of 2019, and the same could be said of Gregorius. Both players are blocked by young talent on each team, Moustakas by Jonathan India and Gregorius by Bryson Stott. The Phillies Colin Kaepernick Jersey have an abundance of catching prospects, so moving Marchan for infield insurance if Alec Bohm struggles in 2022 might not be a bad plan.Rhys Hoskins:For his career, Hoskins has been remarkably consistent outside his torrential rookie season. Since then, his OPS has been between .819 and .887 at the conclusion of each year. However, in 2020 and 2021, injuries befell Hoskins in what were shaping up to be impre sive seasons for the veteran slugger. Slowly, this seems to be becoming a trend.It seems almost inevitable that Hoskins mi ses time this season, whether thats through the groin injuries that nagged him throughout the 2021 season or another freak accident like his UCL tear in Miami during Sept. 2020.Either way, just like the last few seasons, Hoskins will probably have an OPS of about .860 and if he plays a full season, 2022 could be the year Hoskins breaks his home run record of 34 set in 2018.Bryce Harper:Harpers second Hank Aaron Award in 2021 was a welcome surprise, but not wholly unexpected. The Phillies signed Harper to be a superstar hitter and he was all that and more in 2021 while outperforming his career BAbip by .039.That probably indicates some regre sion from the 2021 MVP finalist, but even factoring in a deviation back to the norm, Harper's career OPS is still .916. More than likely he wont repeat 2021, a slashline for Harper in 2022 could look something like his 2020 season, .288/.415/.535 with 32 home runs. Baseball Reference predicts .275/.390/.529.J.T. Realmuto:Year in and year out, Phillies fans can expect phenomenal defense from at least one position on the diamond. Though , it's easy to predict that hell pick up that award next year. Le s easy to predict is Realmutos year-to-year hitting.Since arriving in Philadelphia from Miami, Realmuto has an .808 OPS with the Phillies over three seasons. While his batting average and OBP have been consistent, fluctuating between .263 to .275 and between .328 to .349 respectively, Realmutos slugging has been le s so.Realmutos slugging in 2021 dropped from .491 to .439, his lowest since 2017, the same for his ISO(.176) and HR%(3.2%). Hopefully that drop in power is simply due to the nagging back injuries from which the Phillies catcher suffered from throughout the second-half. A healthy slash line for Realmuto might look like: .265/.340/.470.Alec Bohm:Theres no denying Bohms struggles last season, both Solomon Thomas Jersey at the plate and in the field. If the Phillies want to succeed in 2022 and beyond, Bohm must avoid being the latest Phillies' development bust. Hope is, however, apparent for the lanky third basemen. Starting in June, Bohm hit .293 with an OBP of .361. While his power was still nonexistenthe slugged .383 in that span Jerry Rice Jersey his bat to ball skills finally showed up.In October the Phillies fired hitting coach Joe Dillon just to bring in his mentor Kevin Long from the Washington Nationals. This move, while sure to please veterans whove worked with him in the past like Harper, is also meant to help fix Bohms long, loopy swing. Looking ahead, Bohms 2nd half might be a model to base upon 2022 predictions. His slash line next year might look something like .290/.355/.400 with 12 home runs.Zack Wheeler:Scroll to ContinueJust like Bryce Harper, it isnt entirely realistic to expect Zack Wheeler to repeat a Cy Young finalist season. It is realistic to expect what weve seen of his past two years with the Phillies to continue.Wheelers FIP in 2021 was 2.59, indicating that the Phillies defense failed him to an extent given his 2.78 actual ERA. However, a .291 BAbip vs his career .302 BAbip mean that Wheeler has also had some luck involved in his brilliant season.In 43 starts for the Phillies since 2020, Wheeler has averaged 6.2 IP per start, an elite total for the era in which he plays. If Wheeler can stay healthy, hes the sort of player who could consistently throw 200 innings a se
