Battles still rage on, even in the dying of the light
The battle for that final bench spot, one we looked at in depth last week, looks to be starting to generate some interest. Buddy Kennedy had another good game yesterday, furthering his case to be the choice for the team. It’s still possible that the team looks outside the organization as spring training winds down. It’s something they did with Cristian Pache when he became available, so even if some of these players continue having good springs, they will need to keep looking over their shoulder at what other players around spring training become available. The Phillies might pounce.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo have decided to try another way of getting people out: using velocity ($).
- Taijuan Walker saw his velocity also jump up a bit yesterday, a welcome sight for the Phillies’ trade plans.
MLB news:
- The players’ union is anticipating a lockout by the owners once the CBA expires in 2026. This will not be fun.
- Giancarlo Stanton has some hurty elbows right now, so he’ll begin the season on the injured list.
- Billy Eppler got punished for faking injuries as the Mets general manager, but it looks like that punishment is now over.