The Phillies are paying Nick Castellanos about $19.2 million to play for the Padres. He's batting .190 with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs, .578 OPS and -0.8 WAR. They are paying Adolis García $10 million to be his replacement. He's batting .203 with 4 homers, 15 RBIs, a .607 OPS and -0.3 WAR.
Defensively, García is +3 OAA (436 innings in the field) while Castellanos is -4 OAA (167 innings).
Yikes: Additional notes from Jeremy Fowler's bomb shell article on Eagles star QB Jalen Hurts.
- Hurts was the person who called “Four Verticals” on the Eagles' last play of the 2026 NFL Playoffs, not Kevin Patullo.
- wanted to avoid playing under center
- reluctant to let it rip at times, particularly against zone coverage
- pushed back on changes that would diversify the scheme
- poor body language, not always bought in
- diverts from the game plan and changes playcalls to an excessive degree
- not the most coachable, and his teammates notice
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Andrew Painter’s parents, grandparents, family, friends, former coaches were all waiting for him on the field after he enjoyed the clubhouse with teammates after his major league debut ❤️
“Difficult conversations continued between Hurts and members of the [Eagles] organization this past season, a team source added. Even members of his inner circle knew Hurts played a part in what went wrong last year and addressed it with him, a source close to Hurts said… A team source at that time described the state of affairs as a ‘disaster’ and indicated Hurts was part of the issue, noting that whatever personality traits had rubbed people the wrong way before had grown since the championship win.”
— @Tim_McManus