Schmidt was also one of the best defenders in the game all throughout his career, and when you add all of this up, it isn’t even a question who the greatest Phillies player of all time is.

Over the last few winters, we've passed the time by ranking things. We ranked every Eagles player ... in the Phillies storied 100+ year history and come up with a list of the all-time greats ...

Over the last few winters, we've passed the time by ranking things. We ranked every Eagles player ... in the Phillies storied 100+ year history and come up with a list of the all-time greats ...

For our historical study at what being the best team in baseball on ... That, of course, is the goal the Phillies want to achieve after coming close to winning it all in the previous two seasons.