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Good job by Turnbull to bear down to keep that to 2 runs when it could have spiraled

20 games over .500, baby

Big weakness on the Phillies is guy who can pitch the ninth inning of blowouts. That was Covey's forte.

wrench248 wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 7:14 pm Clemens continuing to make the most of his opportunities.

A lot could happen between now and Turner's return. But at this point I'm thinking the roster move is probably to DFA Pache and keep Clemens up.
Dahl and Luplow are veteran outfielders at Triple-A who give us depth if needed.

Nola does his usual thing and give up two home runs. ... And it hasn't hurt them.

Phillies best hope is Marchan getting healthy in the minors and being a capable MLB backup.
The state of catching depth around MLB is trash right now. Several teams have guys who couldn't hit their way out of a paper bag as starters.

Regardless of what you think of Soto, the Phillies obliterated the Tigers in this trade. Gregory Soto & Kody Clemens to the Philadelphia Phillies for Nick Maton, Donny Sands and Matt Vierling. Clemens is a better bench piece than anyone from Maton, Sands & Vierling. Phillies did a great job ...

I will say that MLB is really, really top-heavy this year, which is to say that most teams are below average or outright terrible. The World Series winner will come from this group: Dodgers, Braves, Phillies, Rangers (if their pitching gets healthy), Orioles, Yankees (if Cole returns). (Apologies to...

4 game lead on Braves

Chance tomorrow to go 20 games over .500

Every time I get down on Soto, he delivers like that in high-leverage.
You just don't give up on southpaws with stuff like that.