Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Apparently, the offseason stops for no one. We still do not have a reliever market that has been set, but apparently, if you want to add an older, probably washed up, starting pitcher to your rotation, it’s going to cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million for the 2025 season. No thanks. On to the links. Phillies news: And … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 1/9/2025
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Hype for Phillies’ pitching prospect Andrew Painter continues to grow
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Dockworkers and port operators strike labor deal, again dodging strike
Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports. … [Read more...] about Dockworkers and port operators strike labor deal, again dodging strike