It’s yucky outside.
If you live in or around the Philadelphia area, you’re probably reading this while looking out the window at a disgusting mix of snow, ice, and rain that’s forecasted for today. It’s hard to think about baseball at a time like this, but we are now officially under a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Clearwater. Try to keep that thought in mind today as you venture out into the wintry mess.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- The Athletic’s Matt Gelb has begun his Spring Training preview, starting with thoughts on every pitcher who is coming to camp. ($)
- This spring will be the first for Clearwater after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated the surrounding area. But they are still ready and more than willing to receive the Phillies and their fans.
MLB news:
- Outfielder Harrison Bader, most recently of the Mets, has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins.
- The Mets and Pete Alonso finally realized what was best for both sides and have reportedly agreed to a contract to bring the slugger back to New York for two years.
- Do you like your prospect predictions bold? ($)
- The single Hall of Fame voter who prevented Ichiro Suzuki from being unanimous is still anonymous, as all of the public ballots have been revealed.
- Should we (gasp) care about batting average again?
- With Baseball Prospectus’ annual PECOTA projections being released, so comes the reasoning for why those projections hate your team in particular. ($)