Who let Bryce Harper heat up?
You kind of know when Bryce Harper is about to go on a hot streak when he takes off the batting gloves. Long a creature of superstitious habits, Harper went without the hand protection yesterday and promptly hit a home run.
Let this be a lesson to opposing pitchers: you see Harper put the gloves away, you better execute your pitches.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Spencer Turnbull and Taijuan Walker have new/old jobs on the pitching staff, plus other notes from Matt Gelb.
- Bryson Stott should be able to step right into old shoes with the move to shortstop.
- But is he going to be the one who gets the bulk of the shortstop playing time? Stott says he’s flexible.
MLB news:
- Ah yes, a reminder that while he’s good at predicting salaries of free agents, Jim Bowden does not know how to make a trade.
- Rob Manfred was talking yesterday about public funding on stadiums and as usual, both sides of his mouth got a workout.
- The Giants got some good news about Blake Snell and some bad news about their catching situation.