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Setting some goals early for 2027:
#1 never engage with, quote tweet, or respond to any sleeper account.
If we all do it, maybe they’ll go under and leave us in peace
How to improve the Phillies: Infield
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My timeline is just Smoltz slander which makes sense because if you closed your eyes and just listened you’d have no clue what game he’s calling. It’s just the same generic nonsense. Every team “fights” and “shortens their swings” and then he’s just plain wrong on facts on guys
No. They don’t have a ton of money to go around. I’d rather flip Kerkering for a controllable arb/pre-arb utility guy and use the $6-$9m they’d have to spend on Sosa on a bullpen arm
Red Sox, Marlins, Brewers, amongst others seem to have a surplus of those
Stay or Go: Should the Phillies re-sign Edmundo Sosa?
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The Phillies have more scouts and a larger analytics department than the Brewers and the Rays, the two small market teams in the World Series. Surprised? @TheGoodPhight
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He is worth max $14m AAV and even that feels steep. If they offer him the QO he would sprint to the table to sign it
Alec Bohm wants to return.
The Phillies must decide whether his run production is worth a $23.15 million qualifying offer — and, if it is, where the lineup’s needed power comes from.
Free Agent Focus from @WeintraubCole:
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This came out the day after the Phillies were eliminated and was speculation from Ken Rosenthal.
Putting this tweet out 20 days later and not including the correct context is terrible work.
The only way Bryce Harper would waive his no-trade clause is if the team who trades for him extends him past his current remaining contract of 5-years, per @Ken_Rosenthal
Harper is in the final 5-year stretch of a 13-year $330 million contract that ends in 2031. He’ll be 39 by then
(h/t @MarineLayerPod)
But but but the cap will help make things fair!
The coming labor Armageddon is much more about the owners’ desire to raise their franchise values than it is about competitive balance, per @Ken_Rosenthal
What do you think of the plan to get the vets more rest?
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2026 Phillies Report Cards: Justin Crawford
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Rank the needs the 2027 Phillies have
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Phillies news: Aidan Miller, Bryson Stott, ALCS
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We've come a long way. Back in 2014, I interviewed Scott Freedman, the VERY FIRST analytics employee hired by the #Phillies under @RAJr_20 in their franchise's history for @TheGoodPhight. Quite a difference in 12 years.
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I would expect a couple trades. I think if they feel they can get some depth for Kerkering they make that swap
Marsh could be moved - projected about $10m in arb and is pretty clearly now just a platoon bat
The lockout makes it really tough to see what market might move first
I think it’s still fair to expect for them to make the playoffs.
The rotation is top tier but it’s hard to see a great path for improving both offense and bullpen given where they are at financially.
Sato would change everything but don’t want to get too excited
