Other Sports: Philadelphia Phillies: The Road To .500 (2024 Edition)

[Rebels57]

12-12 in their last 24.

There is a fine line between no panicking and having zero urgency. The BP isnt good enough. The OF isnt good enough. Make a f***ing move Dave.

 

[DancingPanther]

An auto loss every 5 games doesn't help too much.

Remember, Taijuan Walker truely felt betrayed by not throwing a playoff pitch last season.

 

[Rebels57]

An auto loss every 5 games doesn't help too much.

Remember, Taijuan Walker truely felt betrayed by not throwing a playoff pitch last season.

They lost in London despite 6 strong innings from Walker because Rob is the last person on Earth to realize Soto sucks.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Was that a Hawk Tuah?

 

[FLYguy3911]

I’m in love with that girl and she has a pancake.

 

[Svechhammer]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804343046147817505

DFA his ass. It couldn't be more obvious at this point that he cannot be in the rotation anymore.

 

[Chinatown88]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804512282820419992

 

[blackjackmulligan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804343046147817505

DFA his ass. It couldn't be more obvious at this point that he cannot be in the rotation anymore.

see if baltimore has any interest

 

[DancingPanther]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804512282820419992

4 seasons + club options for 2029 and 2030 fwiw. As long as it isn't some stupid aav I love all that team control. I believe you can boil it down to them buying out his arb years + club optioning his first 2 seasons of UFA? I'd have to double check that

 

[FLYguy3911]

These are almost always team friendly unless the player bombs but a big market club like the Phillies should always be looking for these deals.

 

[DancingPanther]

These are almost always team friendly unless the player bombs but a big market club like the Phillies should always be looking for these deals.

This is pretty smart money.

Wondering if it'll be a little easier to trade Abel now

 

[wankstifier]

Does Abel have much trade value? Dipped velocity and still no control. Still pretty young for AAA, so there’s time.

 

[Schwarbomb]

Walker is 100% cooked.

 

[FLYguy3911]

For someone who was touted for his athleticism coming up (a D1 basketball recruit iirc) his delivery is so unathletic. His lower half is pretty much non-existent.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Wheeler
Nola
Ranger
Sanchez
Turnbull

Seriously, I'd 100% give Turnbull the starts in his place and f***ing DFA Walker.

 

[Rebels57]

Wheeler
Nola
Ranger
Sanchez
Turnbull

Seriously, I'd 100% give Turnbull the starts in his place and f***ing DFA Walker.

There's a necessary shrewdness missing from this front office.

 

[FLYguy3911]

juiced balls are back

 

[wankstifier]

Did Sosa get injured?

Only guy striking out today is Stott

 

[Flybynite]

Thomson needs to finally snap out of his Walker daze and look at today's game and yesterday's game and realize you can't have a pitcher throwing upper 80s to barely low 90s fastballs over the plate and not have MLB hitting CRUSH THEM. There are so many more pitchers today who throw mid to upper 90s. More hitting 100 than ever.

Hitters today seeing a guy throwing 88-92 is like a hitter from 30 years ago seeing a guy sitting 83-86.

Unless that pitcher has some great secondary pitches or some really good movement on their fastball (which neither Walker nor today's Diamondbacks pitcher do) they are getting crushed.

 

[DancingPanther]

Did Sosa get injured?

He got plunked in the elbow. X rays negative

 

[Gregor Samsa]

How would a Greg Maddux fair in today’s game? With the focus on pitching velocity, how effective would a guy with a 85 mph fastball, an above average change up, and an above average breaking ball be if he had pinpoint control and could paint the corners at will?

 

[Flybynite]

How would a Greg Maddux fair in today’s game? With the focus on pitching velocity, how effective would a guy with a 85 mph fastball, an above average change up, and an above average breaking ball be if he had pinpoint control and could paint the corners at will?

I think Greg Maddux would be an exception. Although Greg Maddux with ROBO-UMPS would become much more hittable. He got some pretty friendly and expanded strike-zones and with his ability to locate he knew how to take advantage of those wide zones.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Somewhere along the line, Greg Maddux's career became completely misremembered. He threw hard.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1788914777567215929

For those that don't know, on today's guns that means he would have been throwing ~96 in high school.

 

[Rebels57]

Ranger Suarez is a modern day Maddux. Not saying he is as good at this time (though he has been so far this season) but if Ranger can be this good in 2024, you better damn sure believe Maddux would as well. Low 90's is plenty when you can actually pitch.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ranger Suarez is a modern day Maddux. Not saying he is as good at this time (though he has been so far this season) but if Ranger can be this good in 2024, you better damn sure believe Maddux would as well. Low 90's is plenty when you can actually pitch.

I’d say more Nola. Nola has been like the best command pitcher in the league since they’ve been able to quantify it. He’s had success even when his velocity wanes. Even has the front door two seamers to lefties that Maddux was famous for.