An eventful day, I guess
Spring training got off to a fun start for the Phillies with Bryce Harper and Aaron Nola missing the first day of camp with food poisoning.
No word on if it was raw milk that did the damage.
It’s all a big nothing in the news cycle since spring training goes on forever, but hey, it was eventful nonetheless.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Lots of good nuggets in here from an interview with Kevin Long ($). Might be actually be on a hot seat this year?
- Nick Castellanos is feeling “less pressure” on the Phillies this year as spring training starts ($).
- Koyo Aoyagi wants to not only pitch in the major leagues, he wants more Japanese players to play in Philadelphia.
MLB news:
- In a move that might be considered overdue, Mike Trout is moving to right field in an effort to stay healthy. Baseball is better with a healthy Trout.
- The Athletics have extended their manager for another three seasons. I refuse to call them the Sacramento A’s.
- Frankie Montas will be shut down for a “significant time” with a lat injury.
- J.J. Picollo helped get the Royals back to the postseason. Now, the Cherry Hill native gets an extension of his own.