Fightins Central

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Matt Gelb on Foul Territory this afternoon about Dave Dombrowski's future.

"I think as long as he wants to do it, the Phillies are going to have him running the show."

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Trea Turner has 5 HR and 9 RBI in 11 games since the all-star break.

[Erik Halterman @erik_halterman]

Tough blow for the Phillies. If only they had signed...

Edwin Diaz? Hurt.
Robert Suarez? Hurt.
Ryan Helsley? Hurt.
Devin Williams? 4.83 ERA.
Pete Fairbanks? 6.83 ERA.
Seranthony Dominguez? 4.41 ERA.
Kenley Jansen? 4.56 ERA.

Terrible year to try to sign a high-leverage reliever.

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If you’re blaming Nola for either of those home runs you officially don’t know ball

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Aaron’s stuff has been pretty impressive the last few starts.

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@FIRESTEVENSOUZA

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For the casual fan? The easiest is OPS+ by far.

Once you know 100 is average. It makes it super easy to understand how good or bad someone is.

[B/R Walk-Off @BRWalkoff]

Which hitting stat do MLB All-Stars think is the best? 🤔

#Baseball #MLB

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@AlexCarrMLB But what's going to be the in-division/rival tax the Mets put on us?

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Been a long season personally and work wise. Excited to be back on here. Favorite time of the year.

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@Brandonpliskin @JohnStolnis Whose not staying at catcher probably

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@FlyersKoi2 @PhilsTailgate Spangler was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 30 prospect. All the other are underslot selections. Baseball you rarely take the BPA.

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@Basedball_cpa @Brandon19_98 @GraceDelPizzo FWIW his team did have a big hazing scandal and had to cancel their first five games.

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@GPhilly120 @sluv0926 @PhilsPlayerDev @Phillies He was a potential top 10 pick. This is the exactly the type of pick they should be making at 36.

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Jesus Christ Kansas City

[Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB]

The Kansas City Royals select Louisville outfielder Zion Rose with pick 6.

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@MLB

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Also, it's so terrifying that guys like Kyle Backhus, Jose Alvardo, Seth Johnson, and Lou Trivino are all untrustworthy. Outside Alvarado, none are seeing even medium leverage in the playoffs unless Johnson takes a big step.

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@JohnStolnis "totally untrustworthy"

Kerkering - 2.62 ERA | 172 ERA+ | 3.78 FIP
Mayza - 2.79 ERA | 161 ERA+ | 3.19 FIP
Bowlan - 3.55 ERA | 127 ERA+ | 2.60 FIP

That's a pretty strong foundation. Keller can't be worse than he was before the inury either.

But they do need another LHP.

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@LeCGP_ @mhc_76 Agreed but also was injured once this season. Id rather be cautious with him during this stretch than not.

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@LeCGP_ @mhc_76 They’re going to work Bowlan a ton after the break. They’re just trying not to overuse their best arms these last few series before the break, they’ve already been overused a ton just to get where they are

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@mhc_76 He’s clearly trying not to rely on guys that he’s going to rely on after the break