There is no way to really prove that if the Phillies can keep their best players healthy, they will have a better record now. But it’s hard to deny that this is the main factor in their inability to integrate any momentum or stability this season.

• They have one of the best receivers in baseball-JT Realmuto. He missed time.

• How about Didi Gregorius, their best batsman and second-biggest offseason signing player from 2020? Well, he continues to miss time.

• Their $330 million man—Bryce Harper—he missed a few games and may miss more because he is treating a back injury.

• Their breakout offensive player-Jean Segura-has just entered the injury list and played 0.322 to 49 games in an All-Star start.

• Roman Quinn has completed this year’s game, and eight pitchers have spent some time on the injury list (thank goodness, none of them are in the top three).

All in all, the Phillies (33-33) have paid more than $10 million for 16 players, and they spent a total of 421 games on the injury list. Eight of them are position players with a total income of more than $8 million-ranking sixth among all MLB teams so far.

As a result, manager Joe Girardi (Joe Girardi) ran into trouble. Remember the time he ran out of players in healthy positions and had to controversially put a sick Harper on the plate in a winnable game with two outs at the bottom of the ninth inning? Although the Phillies’ first 66 games did not include pitchers, Gilardy has brought 48 different combinations of players to the court. He used 53 different batting sequences. When the Phillies won the World Series in 2008, they used 49 of their 162 games.

“It’s tough,” Phillies coach Georgirardi said on Tuesday, after the team lost Segura and Harper to injuries. “We need some people to stand up tomorrow. I’m not sure what this means. But tomorrow we need some people to stand up.”

Of course, because Zach Wheeler threw another gem (and some bullpen help), the team only needed two runs to win the game against the Dodgers on Wednesday night. Whenever he is on the hill, when you have one of the best three pitchers in the game, it is easy to strengthen.

But in the days when Wheeler is not pitching, the team may be in trouble. Six daily players are currently nursing injuries. Take a quick look:

The last time Harper was injured, he was excluded from IL, and Gilardy assured members of the media that this was not a serious injury. He was later placed in IL. This time, Girardi told reporters, “I think he will become one of our players on Friday.” Therefore, please cherish its value.

As for Gregorius, who has experienced setbacks but should begin to recover in the top three, and Segura, who is absolutely on fire and will be out for at least three weeks, the Phillies will now rely more on rookie Luke Williams for the next. In a few days and weeks, the skilled worker Ronald Torreyes will contribute in the middle of the infield.

The good news for Phils is that because NL East is so tight and underperforming, the team may be able to maintain the division championship combination by floating around 0.500 until they are fully healthy. But the strategy of course depends on the team’s final state of complete health, preferably before the trade deadline in late July approaches, and they play their full potential on the court.

We will have to see if the method of waiting and hope will become a successful method.

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