After winning the World Series in 2008, and getting back to there the next season, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro traded for Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Hunter Pence, signed Cliff Lee as a free agent to go along with a star-studded lineup.

Middleton noted that Dave Dombrowski is "always aggressive" and said the team would love to re-sign Kyle Schwarber.

Schwarber, 32, is eligible for free agency after the season. Although there’s mutual interest, talks didn’t progress in spring training, and the sides agreed to table things until after the season.

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The Phillies didn’t have a full-on bullpen meltdown. But in a rare instance when their starting pitcher didn’t complete five innings, the lack of swing-and-miss among the relievers was evident.