Phillies' 2023 GDT #70: 6/16/23 Phillies(35-34) @ A's(19-52) - 9:40pm

[Christopher]

Really don't understand Stott not playing.

[bigel57]

Really don't understand Stott not playing.

Unless he’s hurt,WTF isThomson thinking? Analytic bull shit. Hottest hitters the team. Stupid

[FolesMVP09]

Maybe it is old age, but I had completely forgotten that Pache existed.

Meanwhile, Moniak continues to rake - smh

[Christopher]

Schwarbs is like, well, if I'm going to hit .180, I may as well do it with 40 homers.

[Christopher]

The downside to a lot of home runs is everyone trying for home runs, right?

[Vegas Eagle Fan]

Schwarbs is like, well, if I'm going to hit .180, I may as well do it with 40 homers.

Schwarber is a one trick pony. Moniak is hitting 0.329 playing left field. He only has 6 HRs, but I would take the younger, better hitter and better defensive player, than someone like Schwarber. I don't really blame him, I blame the front office bozo that signed him to a $79M contract when he is only worth $5M/year at best.

[Christopher]

Walker being real economical with pitches tonight

[Christopher]

Hate to get drawn into defending Schwarber but....

-- He was very productive last year: A 2.2 WAR player
-- He leads the team in walks this year, with almost double the # of walks as the #2 guy
-- Higher OBP than Realmuto or Bohm, despite the .179 average
-- While Harper was NLCS MVP, Kyle could have been, too. We probably don't go to WS without him.
-- Let's see how Moniak does in an extended period. He's enjoying a .400 BABIP, is whiffing at a prodigious rate and NEVER walks. I have nothing against him; he could turn out to be very sustainable as a platoon outfielder, but that's not a huge need at the moment.

[Christopher]

I thought Walker was cooked and would need an extended IL period about a month ago. He's turned it around.

[Christopher]

As someone pointed out in the twittersphere today, the Phillies don't need Paul Goldschmidt or even CJ Cron. What they need is for their good hitters to have better at-bats and, crucially, draw more walks. Nobody on this team besides Schwarber is walking, and that's not sustainable for scoring runs regularly.