Everyone expected the Phillies’ star-studded lineup to get past the Dodgers in the NLDS. And why not? They led the NL in hits during the regular season and finished fourth in all of baseball in slugging. But in the postseason? A totally different story.

Their big three — Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper — have combined to go just 2-for-21 (.095) with 11 SOs over the first two games. The result has been a pretty helpless showing against the Dodgers, and it didn’t take long for team president Dave Dombrowski to publicly call out the group, even saying Bryce Harper isn’t an “elite” player.

Now, though, new reports suggest Harper might not be as bad as he’s been made out to be, stirring up that old debate again… Should home runs really be the main standard for judging a slugger?

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