I don’t like off days, but I’m selfish
The Phillies get to play in a minor league stadium during the regular season for the first time in a while. They head to Tampa in order to play the Rays in the Yankees’ spring training stadium, one dressed like it belongs to the Rays. Then they’ll do it again this year when they go to Sacramento to play the A’s in a stadium that belong to the Giants, but is dressed up to look like it belongs to the A’s.
Got all that?
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Where has all the power gone from Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm ($)? They really need to get going.
- That offense that always feels like it is sputtering? It’s actually better than you think it is.
MLB news:
- The Rangers shook up their offensive coaching staff, hiring Bret Boone to be the new hitting coach.
- Ralph talks about the five trades he’d like to see this April, including a Phillies proposal for Ryan Helsley ($).
- The Cubs, already down a starter in Justin Steele, are going to be without Shota Imanaga for a little while.