On 1/3/2026 at 4:30 PM, Bwestbrook36 said:

Bichette plays short stop on the jays he can play 2nd too. That being said I don't think he is going back there anyway

They will move Clement to 2nd and try to sign Tucker, Clement who almost had the game winning hit but it should have ended if Varsho did not suck

If the Phillies sign Bichetteand let JT walk, I will reevaluate my thoughts on this team but that’s not going to happen. They’re gonna end up giving Realmutothree years.

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Because of the overpaying for Turner and Harper and and now Schwarber, the Phillies basically are left with the equivalent of the fat girls with acne of baseball

8 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said:

Because of the overpaying for Turner and Harper and and now Schwarber, the Phillies basically are left with the equivalent of the fat girls with acne of baseball

Fat chicks need love too!

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Fat chicks need love too!

This is true, but they won't be winning a World Series

3 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

He’s hit lefties well in his career but in 2025 he sucked against righties and lefties all the same. I can’t see that trend changing materially given his advancing age.

2 hours ago, Blazehound said:

He’s hit lefties well in his career but in 2025 he sucked against righties and lefties all the same. I can’t see that trend changing materially given his advancing age.

Tbh the Phillies will never do this because they’ve moved on and they’re irritated with Castellanos but their best platoon with marsh would be to just keep Castellanos. Castellanos can hit left-handed pitching. nobody is willing to trade for Castellanos and save you money. So essentially you’re either gonna have to eat a $20 million or you could just keep them on the roster to be a platoon with marsh. Castellanos might not like it but he signed the contract so he’s there if they want it. And if it gets to May and June he’s a bad or disrupting the clubhouse, then you can just release him at that point. Never gonna happen but it’s a better alternative than signing guys and hoping they hit like they do 2-3 years ago.

Imo sign bichette. Move him to 3B. Then trade Bohm to a team that has solid catcher. Then go with Marchan and that traded catcher. At the deadline see where you are at and if need one then make a deal.

12 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Imo sign bichette. Move him to 3B. Then trade Bohm to a team that has solid catcher. Then go with Marchan and that traded catcher. At the deadline see where you are at and if need one then make a deal.

Yes! If money is the concern, forget Realmuto and use that money toward Bichette. Personally would much rather have Bichette at this point than a declining Realmuto who thinks he's worth more than he is. Take your 240 avg and 12 HRs and beat it.

Love how they put him in a Mets hat for this

51 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Love how they put him in a Mets hat for this

I saw that a few days ago up in Scranton lmao. Slumming it up there most definitely had meth lol

Thanks Dave!

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Thanks Dave!

If they dump Bohm, do not sign JT, and find someone to take even 2-3 million of Castellanos salary, it should largely net out. Further, this would only be a 2026 issue, and would go away next season. If Middleton is serious about winning a championship, he can buck up for a season.

1 hour ago, Blazehound said:

If they dump Bohm, do not sign JT, and find someone to take even 2-3 million of Castellanos salary, it should largely net out. Further, this would only be a 2026 issue, and would go away next season. If Middleton is serious about winning a championship, he can buck up for a season.

Yep. They are financially strapped because of Dumbrowski's incompetence. He needs to get them out of it however he needs to since he is the one who caused it. Doubtful that he can though.

1 hour ago, Blazehound said:

If they dump Bohm, do not sign JT, and find someone to take even 2-3 million of Castellanos salary, it should largely net out. Further, this would only be a 2026 issue, and would go away next season. If Middleton is serious about winning a championship, he can buck up for a season.

Tbh the issue is even finding someone to take any of Castellanos. I don’t see that happening. I kind of think he’s just going to be waived/released for $20 mil. The other issue is it’s not just $20 mil it’s luxury tax on the $20 owed to him. It’s why i said paying Garcia $10 mil is essentially paying RF $30 mil plus luxury tax it’s even more absurd.

Even if you don’t sign JT, dump Bohm then you are paying Bichette, the issue arises that you have Marchan and Stubbs at catcher. If you upgrade from Stubbs/marchan you are still paying more plus tax on that player. Probably wind up paying more on Bichette, another catcher than what JT’s salary is going to be this year and Bohm.

Really Dave handed out a bunch of bad contracts that hinders them til next offseason. IMO Middleton should just pony up the money for 2026 as in 2027 he has something like 80 mil in AAV coming off the books. Frankly wasting 2026 to spend in 2027 as guys get older and decline more is a bad plan.

lol

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Any good?

32 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Any good?

Probably the best option we could get and afford to replace him. I’d argue in a better lineup he’s likely same as realmuto hitting at this stage of his career. However realmuto is a better defensive catcher. Unless they could get Tyler Stephenson from the reds.

23 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I saw that a few days ago up in Scranton lmao. Slumming it up there most definitely had meth lol

Not quite scrantoon...... he was near a town Lake Wallenpaupack ...... the Poconos retreat for douchy New Yorkers that can no longer afford New York. 30 years ago it was a fantastic area....... now all the NY trash has made it.... trashy.

I am up in Moscow Pa..... Scranton problems aren't as much meth..... but scum..... violent scum, lots of gang activity. They have a lax police force, corrupt school district and a mayor that is trying to get to Washington DC in nearly anyway possible and could care less what kind mess gets left behind.