There’s a saying in the construction business. The first 90% of a job takes 90% of the effort, and the last 10% of a job takes 90% of the effort. That feels like where the Phillies are at right now. It took them 10 years to build a roster capable of winning a World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies suffered quite a postseason collapse after having one of their most successful regular seasons in years. Which players (and coaches) don't deserve to be back in 2025?

Meeting with reporters for a year-end press conference far earlier than either man would have hoped or envisioned, Dave Dombrowski and Rob Thomson spoke separately for nearly an hour and a half Tuesday afternoon about what went wrong and how the Phillies can go about fixing it.