October 1, 20215 yr Now the fitting ending would be for them to also get swept by the Fish and end up at 81-81 to avoid having a winning season.
October 1, 20215 yr 31 minutes ago, Green_Guinness said: Now the fitting ending would be for them to also get swept by the Fish and end up at 81-81 to avoid having a winning season. Their season win total was 81.5, also. Imagine holding an over ticket and watching them lose 7 in a row to end the season.
October 1, 20215 yr 9 hours ago, BirdsFanBill said: Quite simply, the Braves are just a better team with better players. They deserved to win the division over us. Too many holes in this lineup even with Hoskins healthy. With him out they just aren’t close. They’re even missing Acuña and Soroka.
October 1, 20215 yr How sad that this is probably the second best team in Philly right now… and who knows what’s going to happen with the Sixers. Pathetic.
October 1, 20215 yr 15 hours ago, BirdsFanBill said: What do you want the guy to bat .500 for the season? Quite simply, the Braves are just a better team with better players. They deserved to win the division over us. Too many holes in this lineup even with Hoskins healthy. With him out they just aren’t close. I want him to show up for the biggest series of the year. I didn’t expect 0-11 with just under 50% strikeout rate. Like no offense this is like embiid showing up and going 0-20 in game 7. It’s ok to be critical of him when he had a terrible series in the biggest 3 games of the season and the last 10 years for the Phillies. That doesn’t take away the rest of the season but he was awful in that Braves series.
October 2, 20215 yr 22 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: I want him to show up for the biggest series of the year. I didn’t expect 0-11 with just under 50% strikeout rate. Like no offense this is like embiid showing up and going 0-20 in game 7. It’s ok to be critical of him when he had a terrible series in the biggest 3 games of the season and the last 10 years for the Phillies. That doesn’t take away the rest of the season but he was awful in that Braves series. he was but the other thing is we never really upgraded last offseason, it was pretty much the same players from last year accept for some few pieces to the bullpen it was pretty much the same offensive players, i think if we got a few more pieces i think we probably would have made the playoffs.
October 2, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, toughfighter83 said: he was but the other thing is we never really upgraded last offseason, it was pretty much the same players from last year accept for some few pieces to the bullpen it was pretty much the same offensive players, i think if we got a few more pieces i think we probably would have made the playoffs. I agree on that part. However the division was awful snd Braves were down their best player. I’m guessing the division is better next year and the Phillies have to get at least 2 BP arms, cf, lf, ss and 3b. Likely a starter too. Plus just better quality depth.
October 2, 20215 yr I think a lot of people in the media think that Ranger Suarez is a bit more than he actually is right now.
October 2, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, eagle45 said: I think a lot of people in the media think that Ranger Suarez is a bit more than he actually is right now. Hopefully he is. Cause gibson has a 5.09 era since coming to the Phillies. So he’s reverted back to his normally crap self after 3.5 months where he was actually useful with the Rangers.
October 3, 20215 yr On 9/29/2021 at 3:58 PM, CouchKing said: Free Agents to pursue Scherzer Semien Marte Ray Freeman Jansen / Kimbrel Day one of free agency, I'm sending offers You do know just about all of those have one foot in the retirement home?
October 4, 20215 yr On 10/1/2021 at 1:32 PM, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: I want him to show up for the biggest series of the year. I didn’t expect 0-11 with just under 50% strikeout rate. Like no offense this is like embiid showing up and going 0-20 in game 7. It’s ok to be critical of him when he had a terrible series in the biggest 3 games of the season and the last 10 years for the Phillies. That doesn’t take away the rest of the season but he was awful in that Braves series. Meh. I disagree with your comparison. Baseball is a cumulative sport. Sure there are moments of greatness that stand alone but it really is a game of averages, not specific series especially when talking about hitting. He was pretty much the main reason this series even meant anything at all, because of his cumulative performance over the season, not a series or two. Anyway, it was an interesting season. We’re going in the right direction I think, just taking us a while to get there. It’s clear we need more talent in this lineup.
October 4, 20215 yr Having the DH in the NL next season would really help the Phils - and I think it can help you load manage Harper/JT/Hoskins while keeping their bats in the lineup. They definitely need to add one of the top SS's: Correa, Seager, Story or Semien If Aranado opts out, I would probably prioritize him over SS, as you still have Didi with 1 year left on his contract and can probably resign Galvis and/or Ronald Torreyes on the cheap until Stott is ready.
October 4, 20215 yr Didi, Galvis, and Torreyes are all terrible. Why would we want to have any of them?
October 4, 20215 yr 55 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: Didi, Galvis, and Torreyes are all terrible. Why would we want to have any of them? Torreyes is fine as an end of the bench utility guy.
October 4, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: Didi, Galvis, and Torreyes are all terrible. Why would we want to have any of them? Because Stott is one of the top SS prospects in all of baseball and will probably be ready towards the middle/end of 2022... Plus, Didi is under contract for next year. If you can sign Aranado, arguably one of the best 2 way 3B in all of baseball, you do it.....
October 5, 20215 yr On 10/2/2021 at 11:47 PM, Wentz_Era said: You do know just about all of those have one foot in the retirement home? They are all in their 30's and top rated free agents. Scherzer is a bit old around 37. Do you want Didi with a negative WAR playing regular or Semien with a 3.7 WAR? Marte has a WAR of 4.7. Otherwise we bring back Odubel? Freeman is better than Hoskins. Doubt he leaves the Braves, but I'd pay him stupid money. Do we want to compete? Then we need more talent. Not enough pitching or hitting on the team. And our defense stinks.
October 5, 20215 yr The best way to win in baseball is to draft good players and bring them up through your system. The Phillies drafted guys like Pat Burrell, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, and Chase Utley in the late 90s and early 00s and then used those players to build a contender.
October 5, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, Dave Moss said: The best way to win in baseball is to draft good players and bring them up through your system. The Phillies drafted guys like Pat Burrell, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, and Chase Utley in the late 90s and early 00s and then used those players to build a contender. We are years away from some sort of talent surge or core of young players forming. The window of opportunity is right now with Harper, Realmuto, and Wheeler. Free agency and trades is the only way to get more talent now and get into the playoffs. We hold options on McCutchen and Odubel. We need to drop them and replace them with better talent. We need to sign 2 OF, a SS, and a 3B. We need starting pitching, relievers, and a closer. On the morning on day one, sign OF Nick Castellanos, OF Starling Marte, Kris Byant 3B, and Marcus Semien 2B/SS. In the afternoon, sign SP Robbie Ray, SP Corey Kluber, and closer Kenley Jansen. On day two, we start filling in around that core.
October 6, 20215 yr 57 minutes ago, CouchKing said: We are years away from some sort of talent surge or core of young players forming. The window of opportunity is right now with Harper, Realmuto, and Wheeler. Free agency and trades is the only way to get more talent now and get into the playoffs. We hold options on McCutchen and Odubel. We need to drop them and replace them with better talent. We need to sign 2 OF, a SS, and a 3B. We need starting pitching, relievers, and a closer. On the morning on day one, sign OF Nick Castellanos, OF Starling Marte, Kris Byant 3B, and Marcus Semien 2B/SS. In the afternoon, sign SP Robbie Ray, SP Corey Kluber, and closer Kenley Jansen. On day two, we start filling in around that core. I mean, I agree, but if they could wouldn't they have signed some more big time free agents already?
October 6, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I mean, I agree, but if they could wouldn't they have signed some more big time free agents already. They have signed some and have had mixed results. Good production: Realmuto, Wheeler, Segura Could be better production: Didi and McCutchen, relievers Dombroski was just starting as GM and we were coming off a terrible season, worst bullpen in the history of MLB (got Klentak fired). Extended Didi last year, probably not the best move. This off season is extremely important. We need to overhaul the team. And, what the heck is wrong with our minor leagues?
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