Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2023 Edition)

[Cody Webster]

The team will never win a World Series with Nick as a full time starter. He is so easy to pitch to and is an absolutely terrible fielder. Plus he might be the most infuriating player Ive ever watched on the Phillies. Going to be a long 3 more seasons.

Especially since he due for a shitty season next year

 

[Taijuan Fedotov]

They could always add $$$ to a potential Castellanos deal.

 

[trostol]

moving on from Rhys and having Harper at 1st is the right move

moving on from Nola if he is insisting on 7 years..also the right move

Sonny Gray is not the right move

 

[Kermit the Prog]

"Sonny Gray" sounds like a character's name in Donnie Brasco.

 

[Jack Straw]

"Sonny Gray" sounds like a character's name in Donnie Brasco.

Gray is the new Black

 

[Cody Webster]

 

[DancingPanther]

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Again, if the choice in RF is Hoskins' 30 hr, shitty defense, and elite walk rate vs Castellanos' 30 hr, shitty defense, and dogshit approach...the answer is obvious

 

[FLYguy3911]

Harper at first full time limits their options considerably.

 

[DancingPanther]

Harper at first full time limits their options considerably.

Yeah this is a bit of a tough blow. But if it was the recommendation from ElAttrache for long term health then you have to do it

 

[Svechhammer]

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Yes I absolutely would trade him. It's 2 postseason runs in a row when he went colder than ice at the plate. I'd rather someone who can reliably walk and hit gappers all year long than him. He's also a Trainwreck in the field, so it wouldn't hurt to get a bit better there as well

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah this is a bit of a tough blow. But if it was the recommendation from ElAttrache for long term health then you have to do it

I’m not sure long term health was the deciding factor. The surgery either worked or it didn’t. Outfield throwing is still a lot less demanding than say a catcher or the other infield spots.

My guess is Harper liked the challenge of playing in the dirt again and he would have likely had to make the move back to first eventually anyway as he aged.

This move makes Schwarber a full time DH (he’ll probably still get spot duty in LF during the regular season) so they can only really add OF bats for the foreseeable future…unless they move on from Bohm which seems unlikely.

 

[wankstifier]

Isn't Jorge Soler pretty much a DH at this point? Teoscar Hernandez seems like a lateral move.

 

[trostol]

if they are gonna go out and get an OFer..i want a speed guy that walks and hits well..a real lead off guy

 

[Flybynite]

Would be a risk, but definitely would be fine with taking a chance on 2022 Korean MVP Lee Jung Ho.

Just turned 25. Career .340 BA with a .407 OBP. Doesn't have a lot of power although he hit 23 HR's last year (which is career high). Over the last several seasons he's struck out in only about 5% of his Plate Appearances while walking in over 10% of them.

Played CF in Korea and has a gold glove in the past 5 seasons (not including this year although he was hurt and didn't play from August)

 

[DancingPanther]

I just find it hard to believe they go after OF with Castellanos' contract on the books. If they can move it, great. But that's a big ask

 

[wankstifier]

if they are gonna go out and get an OFer..i want a speed guy that walks and hits well..a real lead off guy

There's no one like that available in UFA. Maybe Tommy Pham? Or possibly Jung-hoo Lee if he can hit MLB pitching?

Would be a risk, but definitely would be fine with taking a chance on 2022 Korean MVP Lee Jung Ho.

Just turned 25. Career .340 BA with a .407 OBP. Doesn't have a lot of power although he hit 23 HR's last year (which is career high). Over the last several seasons he's struck out in only about 5% of his Plate Appearances while walking in over 10% of them.

Played CF in Korea and has a gold glove in the past 5 seasons (not including this year although he was hurt and didn't play from August)

I feel like people are assuming he's a Giant.

 

[saophim]

I am fine with taking Gray e.g. for two years instead of Nola for 7x30.
He started really hot (ERA 0.77 in April), ended season with 2.79, allowed only 8 HRs through regular season in 184 innings.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Has anyone besides Eskin said the 7x30 thing?

 

[trostol]

Has anyone besides Eskin said the 7x30 thing?

Prob not..but there seems to be a concensus that they won't reup Nola..which means he'll be back lol

 

[FLYguy3911]

Lee looks solid (great setup) but KBO to MLB is a huge jump. Not sure he fits in a corner though so you would be probably be punting on Rojas.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Ohtani would solve the gap Nola leaves while adding a good bat. Open up the checkbook

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Ohtani would solve the gap Nola leaves while adding a good bat. Open up the checkbook

That also means fielding Schwarber.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Alrighty then.

 

[trostol]

That's a pretty big gap

 

[Flybynite]

That also means fielding Schwarber.

It also means needing a SP for next season since Ohtani won't pitch until 2025.