Welcome back?
Kind of a lackluster game last night outside of the fireworks that Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber put on.
The offense really needs to get moving a bit outside of those two (and Trea Turner). Someone has to start contributing more often than what they have been doing so far. If not, I wonder how long of a postseason appearance, should they make it, would end up being.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Couple of good stories today at The Athletic. First, how Gage Wood became a legend in Arkansas ($).
- Otto Kemp’s college has possibly the greatest view I’ve seen from home plate in all of baseball ($).
- John Middleton isn’t going to let them trade everyone this deadline ($).
MLB news:
- Ketel Marte is taking some days off to deal with his home being burglarized while he was in Atlanta.
- The Guardians and MLB have moved Luis Ortiz’s placement on the restricted list back until the end of August.
- More rumors coming in as the Braves and Rangers make a small-ish deal to keep the trade market moving.