PHILADELPHIA – Last week, Dave Dombrowski spoke for nearly an hour about the Phillies’ postseason shortfalls, the upcoming offseason and the franchise’s chances to win a World Series in 2026.

One answer to one question hasn’t gone away.

Dombrowski tried to clarify his comments about Bryce Harper ’s ability to be an elite player again on Thursday’s episode of Foul Territory.

“First of all, to me, Bryce Harper is one of the best players in the game of baseball,” Dombrowski said on the show. “They asked me, ‘What type of year did you think he had?’ And I said, ‘He had a very good year; I don’t think he had an elite year.’

"When I say that, when I think of Bryce Harper, it’s a compliment. Because the reality is there are eight to 10 players in the game of baseball every year, when they

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