The Nats are a sub .500 team without Harper
And no, the Phillies were a sub .500. In fact, in the three seasons prior to Harper, the Phillies were 217-269.
Nice cherry picking. In 2018 they were 80-82. In 2019 they were 81-81. Big deal. What part of “immediate “ do you not understand? The Nats improved by 11 games in that period.