With one week in the season behind us, the Phillies aren’t where a lot of us thought they would be. The defending NL East champs find themselves at 2-4 in the basement of the division. Given their first six games have been against the Nationals and the Reds a 5-1 or 4-2 record is what most hoped for, but this is the Phillies. They don’t do what you expect them to, and when you’re finally ready to throw in the towel, they surprise.

April seems eternal for Phillies fans and this year is no different, although all isn’t bad.  Chase Utley is tearing the cover off the ball. Utley leads the team in average (.429), home runs (3), and RBI’s (6). Pat Burrell is continuing his hot hitting from the end of last season hitting .421 with 1 home run and 6 RBI’s. What about Adam Eaton (7IP, 3ER), who’s debut is only second to the Cole Hamels gem against the Nationals (in which he lost despite only allowing one run in …

Former Phillie Kyle Lohse had another strong outing on Sunday, fueling more speculation why the Phillies didn’t retain the starting pitcher. Lohse pitched seven shutout innings against the Nationals picking up the win. He is 1-0 this season and has yet to allow a run in 12 innings.

Lohse was a key acquisition in the Phillies playoff drive last season when he went 3-0 in 11 starts down the stretch. In the off-season, Lohse was looking for a payday, with demand up to $60 million for five years. The Phillies did offer Lohse a three-year contract worth $21 million, but he turned in hopes of landing a bigger deal.

When Lohse became one of the many casualties of Scott Boras this past off-season, it was reported the Lohse went back to the Phillies looking for a deal, but it was too little too late. They already had moved on, signing Kris Benson.

With Benson rehabbing from rotator cuff surgery and the Phillies pitching having early struggles, many are keeping an eye on Lohse and …