Re: The Official Unofficial 2023 Phillies Spring Training Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:02 pm
Alex Coffey
@byalexcoffey
Dombrowski says that conversations with Nola's camp about a contract extension have been broken off
"We think the world of him, quality pitcher, quality human being, but sometimes you get to this point where you're not able to consummate a deal that both sides feel comfortable"
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Among the many things that stink about this is that THIS was supposed to be our all-in year -- and while things could still turn out great in October, we're now looking at a 2023 without Hoskins & a 2024 without Nola.
I'm optimistic for Painter & Abel, but there's not way they're ready to be top-of-rotation workhorses next year. Thus in 2024 we'd preliminarily be looking at something like:
Wheeler (last year of deal)
Suarez
Walker
Falter
Painter/Abel
That's nice, but not something that necessarily inspires going deep in October.
If this is it for Nola, they need to continue to go "all in" and find a RH slugger to replace Hoskins. (I'm not saying that as an anti-Hall thing. Even if we add a bat, he's going to get a LOT of playing time)
@byalexcoffey
Dombrowski says that conversations with Nola's camp about a contract extension have been broken off
"We think the world of him, quality pitcher, quality human being, but sometimes you get to this point where you're not able to consummate a deal that both sides feel comfortable"
================================
Among the many things that stink about this is that THIS was supposed to be our all-in year -- and while things could still turn out great in October, we're now looking at a 2023 without Hoskins & a 2024 without Nola.
I'm optimistic for Painter & Abel, but there's not way they're ready to be top-of-rotation workhorses next year. Thus in 2024 we'd preliminarily be looking at something like:
Wheeler (last year of deal)
Suarez
Walker
Falter
Painter/Abel
That's nice, but not something that necessarily inspires going deep in October.
If this is it for Nola, they need to continue to go "all in" and find a RH slugger to replace Hoskins. (I'm not saying that as an anti-Hall thing. Even if we add a bat, he's going to get a LOT of playing time)