July 30, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said: Never said that they didn't need a player like him. The Mariners made that move quickly. We knew the Phillies needed to improve their offense from the OF. He could have done that. They ended up with a different playoff experienced former All Star LF. Hays doesn't excite people, but as I said earlier, they made the move for the "what" (aka, a LF), just not the "who" people would have preferred. Hays hasn't done anything here, but Arozerena has done a lot in Seattle... but its been 3 games. At this point, all we can do is sit and watch, because its over. You are on record. Arozerena > Hays. (BTW, I hate analytics.) As fans, we always want the flashy moves, but they aren't always what gets the job done at the end of the day. Frankly I’d have made both moves tbh. Hays has played CF before. You could’ve had hays/marsh platoon in cf as neither marsh or hays are great center fielders by analytics and arozerena in LF. Rojas should realistically be in the minors working on his stuff everyday.
July 30, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Frankly I’d have made both moves tbh. Hays has played CF before. You could’ve had hays/marsh platoon in cf as neither marsh or hays are great center fielders by analytics and arozerena in LF. Rojas should realistically be in the minors working on his stuff everyday. No doubt, especially if he's not going to be playing at the MLB level now.
July 30, 20242 yr 3 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said: No doubt, especially if he's not going to be playing at the MLB level now. I honestly don’t hate Austin hays for what they got him for. Worth the shot. Dominguez had been wildly inconsistent for 1.5 years now. And pache was getting cut anyway. Frankly i thought they should platoon him and get a CF. If you weren’t going to get a CF he played CF for the orioles in the past so him and marsh can platoon there and make a splash at LF Phillies won’t say this but i truly believe they are gonna make a strong push for Soto next offseason to play LF. They didn’t want to add someone who couldn’t be moved to CF or easily moved due to cheap contract.
July 30, 20242 yr Had a feeling tait was close to untouchable. Realmuto is declining and closer to the end. Tait is likely ready when realmuto’s contract ends.
July 30, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: I honestly don’t hate Austin hays for what they got him for. Worth the shot. Dominguez had been wildly inconsistent for 1.5 years now. And pache was getting cut anyway. Frankly i thought they should platoon him and get a CF. If you weren’t going to get a CF he played CF for the orioles in the past so him and marsh can platoon there and make a splash at LF Phillies won’t say this but i truly believe they are gonna make a strong push for Soto next offseason to play LF. They didn’t want to add someone who couldn’t be moved to CF or easily moved due to cheap contract. That was my hope as well... but, it is what it is now. Gotta hope it works out.
July 30, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said: That was my hope as well... but, it is what it is now. Gotta hope it works out. Tbh i really wouldn’t be shocked if they sign Soto in FA if marsh/hays platoon in CF. They use Rojas to get a bullpen arm during the offseason. Reason i say that Crawford is eventually coming up and he’s a CF. Can have Soto, Crawford and marsh/hays(whoever at that point platooning) when nick’s contract is up.
July 31, 20242 yr 16 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Had a feeling tait was close to untouchable. Realmuto is declining and closer to the end. Tait is likely ready when realmuto’s contract ends. How far along is Tait? JT only has 1 more year on his contract. Would Tait be ready to take over in 2026?
July 31, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, Joe Shades 73 said: They might win tonight Idk I’ve seen things the last 2.5 weeks with 3 run leads
July 31, 20242 yr Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Idk I’ve seen things the last 2.5 weeks with 3 run leads Don't pee on my positivity
July 31, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Tbh i really wouldn’t be shocked if they sign Soto in FA if marsh/hays platoon in CF. They use Rojas to get a bullpen arm during the offseason. Reason i say that Crawford is eventually coming up and he’s a CF. Can have Soto, Crawford and marsh/hays(whoever at that point platooning) when nick’s contract is up. Crawford was a guy I would have been willing to give up for Robert Jr. But that was the only guy. I wouldn't have been surprised if they used Rojas to get a different outfielder in a trade. But, that didn't materialize. But, at this point, I do wonder what they are thinking with Rojas. If he's not going to play, he likely should be in the minors and they could call up Dahl (though he's not hitting right now at the AAA level), or even Scott Kingery who is hitting pretty well. I guess the plan is to keep Rojas as a defensive replacement late in games. In the meanwhile, he should be working to bunt bunt bunt and bunt some more constantly. He would greatly help himself as a hitter if he could force teams to play with the corner infielders drawn in more... those holes between the fielders would get bigger.
July 31, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: Idk I’ve seen things the last 2.5 weeks with 3 run leads But now we have Estevez.
July 31, 20242 yr Just now, vsptroops said: How far along is Tait? JT only has 1 more year on his contract. Would Tait be ready to take over in 2026? He’s projected for 2027. But at the rate he’s been doing over the last year he might be ready by 2026. He’ll be 19 at start of that year. Might have a marchan/tait platoon. if he gets to Double A midseason next year there’s a chance. I kind of think he’s likely a midseason call up 2026 or just starts in 2027
July 31, 20242 yr 15 minutes ago, vsptroops said: How far along is Tait? JT only has 1 more year on his contract. Would Tait be ready to take over in 2026? He's a 17 year old with Clearwater. He's not that close. Marchand would be ready in 2026. He could be ready for backup catcher duty next year, especially if they wanted to give JT more off days next year. Marchand could easily be the bridge until Tait is ready... assuming that he ever becomes ready. A lot has to go right for him to be the next stud catcher.
July 31, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said: Crawford was a guy I would have been willing to give up for Robert Jr. But that was the only guy. I wouldn't have been surprised if they used Rojas to get a different outfielder in a trade. But, that didn't materialize. But, at this point, I do wonder what they are thinking with Rojas. If he's not going to play, he likely should be in the minors and they could call up Dahl (though he's not hitting right now at the AAA level), or even Scott Kingery who is hitting pretty well. I guess the plan is to keep Rojas as a defensive replacement late in games. In the meanwhile, he should be working to bunt bunt bunt and bunt some more constantly. He would greatly help himself as a hitter if he could force teams to play with the corner infielders drawn in more... those holes between the fielders would get bigger. I brought up kingery last year. I felt like he has shown more than Rodolfo Castro in his career in general. Might as well see what he could do as he’s in your system and paying him. Frankly i still think they should just give him a shot in September call up. they keep saying they believe in Rojas. I tend to think he’s used in a trade this offseason for another piece they need. I think long term Crawford is your cf. after that i think everything is up in the air. Marsh could be one. I think they sign a big free agent to play one spot.
July 31, 20242 yr 2 minutes ago, Joe Shades 73 said: Jesus Chirst Harper It’s not just bryce, Turner been bad during the stretch too. The great thing about Turner is he can get real hot And hit a ton of homeruns. Right now it looks like he’s trying to hit home runs every at bat. He really needs to get himself back into a groove where he’s just trying to hit singles and doubles, and then the power will come with it. I think part of the reason he had struggles last year is because of that world baseball classic he got into this hitting a Homerun every single day and it got him off track.
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