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I have a feeling that Dom is gonna make some changes but he has to praise everyone to maintain leverage and value.

I understand keeping the staff. I have been telling everyone that it's the players' stubbornness, not the hitting coach. I saw the Nationals approach when he was there and they were a contact team that worked counts and used the entire field. I knew they've been preaching a better approach but too many players are slaves to what they feel got them to the bigs. So when they struggle, they listen less. That now must change.

yeah agree, i think there will be changes but they aren't going to say it now in October. Plenty of offseason.

as a fan, i think vibes, daycare, signing Harper's buddies and dancing on my own have to go.

[Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm is on the trade block as the team looks to shake up its roster, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.]

Not sure I like the idea of trading away what little young talent this team has when the rest of the lineup is well over 30.

They need to move Castellanos or Schwarber or Turner, even with the heavy contracts but include some prospects to sweeten it.

BelmontShore wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2024 5:05 pm [Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm is on the trade block as the team looks to shake up its roster, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.]

Not sure I like the idea of trading away what little young talent this team has when the rest of the lineup is well over 30.

They need to move Castellanos or Schwarber or Turner, even with the heavy contracts but include some prospects to sweeten it.

Yeah man let’s make both the current team and farm system worse at the same time. Seems like a terrific idea.

therealdemps wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:15 am Yeah man let’s make both the current team and farm system worse at the same time. Seems like a terrific idea.

The current team is getting older and is giving diminishing returns. Neither Castellanos nor Schwarber is the lynchpin of a title team, they've had 3 runs at it. They can't keep running it back and expect a different result.

Prospects are suspects until they actually do something. Prospects have been traded for the entire history of MLB. You can afford to part with a few prospects, not all, to get the kinds of players that will move this team forward.

Your point makes little to no sense. You have to improve a team that is getting worse. Harper only has so much left.

[The Philadelphia Phillies put one of their highest-paid players on the block as they look to reshape their outfield.

Nick Castellanos is available in trade talks, sources told Matt Gelb of The Athletic. While the Phillies are open to trading Castellanos, no deal is imminent and it's not clear who his potential suitors could be.]

Middleton is serious. He's lit a fire under Dombroski.

Soto to the METS

Jordan Romano,meh.

bigel57 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:45 pm Jordan Romano,meh.

The Deets

[The Philadelphia Phillies and former All-Star closer Jordan Romano agreed to a one-year, $7.75-million contract.]

Never thought the Phillies had any chance at Soto and I really do not see the Phillies doing much this offseason. Too many unmovable pieces. The fact that Bohm and Suarez are whom they are shopping around should tell us that at best we might see some few tweaks.

Problem is that it doesn't solve the problem of a team filled with too many free swingers and poor plate discipline who tend to get silenced by most off speed pitches.