Tag: Philadelphia Phillies

Shuhei Ohtani for the Dodgers? Juan Soto extended? 23 Bowden Predictions for the 2023 MLB Season

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With the opening date only a few days away, it’s time to score again with predictions for the 2023 season and beyond in the off-season. While we wait for the season to kick off, here are 23 bold (and not so bold) predictions for the year. Like all preseason predictions, some will come out and others will flop. Let me know what you think, and share your predictions, in the comments section. 1. Juan Soto, who turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals before he was traded…

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Phillies Reese Hoskins’ career may be over. He’s had his lows, but the wins…

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Rhys Hoskins sat at a picnic table one morning in March 2021 and, for 30 minutes, agreed to talk about perception. This was a sensitive topic then – and now – because everyone in Philadelphia has an opinion about Hoskins. He has been, since 2017, the Phillies’ most scrutinized player. He had ideas he wanted to share. But he was never sure if her participation would be fruitful. He was asked midway through the interview, What would you like the image of Rhys Hoskins to be? “I don’t think I…

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Minors Madness: Round 1, Hoo-Hoos and Gasbags regions

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The bracket of 64 teams is set. Let’s admire it: As you can see, Friday’s vote in the Gasbags didn’t result in a single surprise. It was the least dramatic round of voting yet. Good fare for the Senators, Fightin Phils, Braves, Aviators, Cubs, Missions, Threshers, Redbirds, Clippers, Braves (again), Bandits, Dodgers and Baysox. The closest match was between Emeralds No. 16 and Blue Rocks No. 17, which was determined by a margin of 53.8-46.2 percent. But, before we looked forward, a quick shout out to the defeated Blue Rocks.…

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Phillies bench competition and the bigger picture: 5 hitters, 2 roster spots on Opening Day

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CLEARWATER, FL — Dalton Guthrie has the appropriate perspective on the importance — or lack thereof — that comes with a spot on an Opening Day roster. Everyone wants it. But everyone who’s occupied the sidelines of a big-league roster knows how much that can change over the course of a six-month marathon. a year ago at this time? “I mean, I was in a little league camp and I live there,” Guthrie said. Now, he is among a group of five batters vying for two spots on the Phillies…

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“That Atmosphere Was So Cool”: Matt Ferling, Nick Mattoon, and the Phillies’ Relationships

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LAKELAND, FL – Matt Ferling and Nick Mattoon are roommates this spring. They live in Tampa, and every day they drive the 35-mile drive together to their new workplace in the middle of the state. Vierling wears No. 8. Mattoon No. 9. Someone has a closet in between, and this might be the furthest between the two all spring. “I’m glad we did because we’re going through this together,” Ferling said. Look to his left. “It’s a long time with Wolfie. Yeah.” “But we are boys,” Mattoon said. Feirling smiled.…

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Why are the Phillies pushing 19-year-old Andrew Painter? Trust – 5 years in the making

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CLEARWATER, FL — When Andrew Painter grabbed all the attention during a routine session on the Phillies’ first official day of camp, the 19-year-old knew he could turn to a familiar if necessary. Brian Kaplan was there when the painter, a little more clumsy and rotund, walked into his gym five years ago. The painter was 14 years old. It was 55 minutes from home to Cressey Sports Performance. Peter Painter, a chiropractor who had heard about Eric Creasy’s ways, wanted the best for his son. So, Andrew drove back…

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Phillies radio sound Scott Franzke returns to “Bedlam at the Bank” – and beyond

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His children have heard the four-word phrase from their teachers and from strangers. There are t-shirts emblazoned with the words. Kids now own those shirts. This winter, someone gifted a poster to his father to commemorate his spontaneous anaphora, and it now hangs on a wall inside the 220-year-old barn the family calls home. “My kids are still very much like, ‘What’s the big deal? “ It’s not that they fail to understand the importance of the moment. There they were, in the stands at Citizens Bank Park last October,…

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Baseball Hall of Fame ballots 2023: The Athletic’s voters reveal their selections

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Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling no longer dominate the annual conversation around Hall of Fame voting, having collectively fallen off the ballot in their final years of eligibility. But that doesn’t mean everything is suddenly straightforward, especially with this year’s addition of Carlos Beltrán, so inexorably tied to the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Meanwhile, with those big names gone, candidates like Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones, and Billy Wagner could see the gains made in recent years accelerate. We asked some of The Athletic’s writers who vote for…

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The Year in Strange But True: Judge! Ohtani! And MLB’s 20 most mind-blowing hitting, pitching feats

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Hey! I know you’re about to join your friends and loved ones to sing a Champagne-drenched chorus of “Auld Lang Syne.” But first, did you know that the definition of Auld Lang Syne has something to do with “fondly remembering old times”? No kidding. So here’s an idea. Let’s all fondly remember the Strange But True baseball season of 2022. In which … A guy taking his first swing in the big leagues hit a foul ball to his mother. … And another guy got called up and then debuted before he…

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Source: Free agent Craig Kimbrel, Phyllis agreed to deal

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A league source said that free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel and the Philadelphia Phillies have reached terms on a deal. the athlete. Here’s what you need to know: Kimbrel saved 22 games for the Dodgers last season, finishing with a 3.75 ERA. The 34-year-old is a seven-time All-Star, most recently in 2021. Kimbrel leads all active players with 394 career saves. No Philadelphia reliever has recorded more than 12 tackles in 2022. The agreement is a one-year, $10 million contract per ESPN. A source tells that free agent agent Craig…

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