Last year I started a series that featured the 'Key' player for each team. A 'Key' player is someone who was injured or had a down year the year before and if they can come back to form, their respective team would be vastly improved.
This year I thought I would continue this series and go division by division to identify the 'Key' player for each team.
Here is the 'Key' player for each National League East team:
Philadelphia Phillies: Cole Hamels.
I am sure many of you thought I would have picked Brad Lidge in this spot, but the Phillies can win the World Series without Lidge, they can’t win the World Series without Cole Hamels being right. As we saw last year in the World Series, the Phillies couldn’t match up with the New York Yankees outside of Cliff Lee.
Hamels can ...
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The ‘Key’ Player For Each National League East Team
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLBComments Off on The ‘Key’ Player For Each National League East Team