The Phillies ride seven straight wins into Sactown
The Phillies are paying a visit to the new home of their old citymate, the Athletics (does anyone use their full name anymore?). They’ll be leaving the Connie Mack statue at home outside Citizens Bank Park. Probably for the best; one suspects he might not be happy to see what’s been done to his club.
Onto the links.
Phillies news:
Alex Coffey checks in with Jean Segura on the occasion of his retirement. ($)
Michael Baumann of FanGraphs wanted to know if Aaron Nola is as inconsistent as he sometimes seems to be. So he invented an entirely new metric to measure pitcher consistency. ($)
Former Phillie Darren Ruf’s career ended when he tripped over a tarp at Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark. Now he’s suing the Reds.
MLB news
The Cardinals have been in something of a tailspin ever since the Phillies knocked them out of the playoffs in 2022. But they’re turning the ship around, thanks to excellent defense.
MLB.com’s list of 10 prospects that should be called up to the Show features an IronPig who might be patrolling center for the Phillies soon enough.