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Oh wait, I missed that Strahm signed an extension for 2025, with an option for 2026. Sweet.

Hoffman keeps this up, he'll be looking at 3/36 as his starting point. Higher, the more games he closes for the Phillies.

Meanwhile, Hoffman and Strahm both being free agents this winter is going to be a very very expensive problem.

Alvarado has been good, but rarely great, so far this year. No reason yet to think it's going to be a problem. He's probably going to need to have his workload managed more than some of the other relievers. Obviously, if he's still struggling with walks & velocity right at the July trade deadlin...

Excellent workmanlike win.

32-14 now.

Imagine when we have one more high-leverage RH to complement the very very good Alvarado, Hoffman, Strahm & Kerkering.

Alvarado needs 7-10 days to rest and recharge. It's a long season.

The options at this point would either be trading for a Kevin Pillar type or dealing a Top 10 (possibly Top 5) prospect for the kind of CF that you'd want to take into October.

Good points all around in giving Rojas room to develop. It should also be noted that there's not really a replacement for him without making a trade, which is a factor. IF Rojas fails to make necessary progress, they could consider making a trade at the deadline. But they also have to weigh their bi...

first team in MLB to 30 wins.

One of Nola's best games as a Phillie, which is saying a lot. 95th win as a Phillie. One more win puts him in the Top 10 in Phillies history. He should pass Schilling and sit at #7 by the end of the season. Before long, he'll be pretty firmly the team's fourth winningest pitcher of all time, though ...

Nola's THREE-PITCH seventh:

-- single
-- line out
-- GIDP

#FirstPitchSwingingMets