It may be cold and rainy outside, but by the time Monday rolls around, baseball will be here. Real baseball. Where the games actually count and the lineup isn't full of a bunch of young guys with high numbers that you've never even seen before.
For the Phillies, there's still going to be some of that when they open their season in Cincinnati, but that is the nature of a rebuild. Some of the names remain the same, but many are new.
Don't worry, you''ll know most of them before long, for better or worse. And who knows, one of them could be the next Jimmy Rollins or Chase Utley or Ryan Howard or Cole Hamels. At least that's the hope.
After finishing the 2016 season with a 71-91 record, the Phillies will look to improve on that mark as Matt Klentak and Andy MacPhail continue in their efforts toward building a contender.
Here's how we at PhillyVoice – writers Ryan Lawrence, Rich Hofmann and Matt Mullin, plus executive editor Matt Romanoski – see this season playing out for Pete Mackanin and the Phils:
How many starts will Aaron Nola make in 2017?
| Ryan Lawrence | Rich Hofmann | Matt Mullin | Matt Romanoski |
| 18 | 20 | 16 | 23 |
How many starts will Vince Velasquez pitch more than 6 innings?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Combined home run total for Maikel Franco and Tommy Joseph?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| 50 | 52 | 48 | 52 |
What will be Freddy Galvis' OBP?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
.287
| .290
| .294 | .281 |
Who will lead the Phillies in saves?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| Neris | Neris | Gomez | Gomez |
Home runs and stolen bases for Odubel Herrera?
| | Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| HR | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
| SB | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Mickey Moniak's AVG, OBP, HR, and SB in A-ball?
| | Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| AVG | .281
| .315 | .307 | .286 |
| OBP | .336
| .370 | .350 | .340 |
| HR | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| SB | 30 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
First position prospect to get called up?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| Quinn | Alfaro | Crawford | Quinn |
Position player prospect who gets most big league ABs with Phillies?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| Crawford | Crawford | Crawford | Quinn |
Who represents the Phillies at the All-Star Game?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| Herrera | Herrera | Eickhoff | Franco |
Who is most likely to be dealt before the July 31 trade deadline?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| Kendrick | Saunders
(or Kendick) | Kendrick | Hellickson |
How many games with the Phillies lose in 2017?
| Ryan | Rich | Matt M. | Matt R. |
| 88 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
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