Phillies' fatal flaw that will derail hot start to 2024 season

The first month of the 2024 MLB season was very kind to the Philadelphia Phillies. After a somewhat sluggish 8-8 start, they exploded, winning 13 of their next 16 and becoming the first team to 20 wins, 21-11 in total at the start of play Friday night. If they are going to come up just short for a third postseason in a row, it will be because this team lives and dies by the home run ball. In 2023, the story with the Phillies was mostly the same, a reasonable conclusion given the roster remains largely unchanged.