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The Phillies have added former players Michael Bourn, Chad Durbin, Erik Kratz and Kevin Stocker to their radio broadcast team, Executive Vice President David Buck announced today.

UGH, Union has agreed to this because they want to (understandably & correctly) focus on the economic issues where the owners are trying to screw them, and they needed something to compromise on. Also, sadly, I suspect many among the players think this will benefit them and the game. ========== ...

If there's a place where they go cheap, I'd say let it be starting pitcher. (I know, I know, that has bitten them in the ass multiple times) I want bats and quality bullpen arms. I think they can be OK with Nola/Wheeler/Suarez/Gibson and an innings eater until Eflin gets back. Besides, the FA starti...

It's going to be crazy if/when the lockout ends. A two-week frenzy of the unsigned free agents signing. I read that trades will be harder to make immediately, because teams haven't all been able to scout other team's prospects and get the most updated information need to assess potential trades. Tha...

Reaction to owners' desire to ban the shift: Joe Sheehan @joe_sheehan We’re still getting causes and effects wrong. The dominant style of hitting isn’t a reaction to the defense, it’s a reaction to the evolution of pitching. The focus on defensive positioning is just because it’s visible; mandating ...

I would have been perfectly happy with Sixto Sanchez having a good MLB career with the Marlins ... and still loved the Realmuto trade and extension. It was the right trade for the Phillies, regardless of Sanchez's status. We can be grateful that the timing worked out for the Phillies, while also bei...

mrmountie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:16 pm Hate those owners

Seconded.

14 teams ... ugh. I still like 4 teams from each league. Three division winners and a wild card (to avoid situations like the 1993 Giants). I don't like to lean too hard into the nostalgia and olden days, but when every damn series for the final six weeks has nailbiting tension, that's when I think ...

Good piece that firmly assigns the blame where it belongs: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/333 ... ne-arrives

Very small sample size, but the Embiid+Harden+Maxey scoring trio has really made Tobias a non-presence on offense