18 Miami Marlins (Ureña) @ Philadelphia Phillies (Pivetta)

Philsmania 2018-09-16 21:34:14 UTC #101

Hoskins is a one dimensional TTO player.

allentown 2018-09-16 23:05:29 UTC #102

That's apparently what the Phillies want him to be. One could almost argue that they want to turn everyone into a TTO hitter.

ButlerBulldog 2018-09-17 00:24:28 UTC #103

As were Howard and Burrell. This needs an Utley.

zambonir 2018-09-17 01:05:56 UTC #104

Hoskins is hardly a finished product, though as a RH 1B he has a definite value ceiling. Get him back to 1B and he's probably better defensively than Howard (at least for a few seasons), and his career OPS is hardly shabby. But he's gotta consistently top .900 to be an MVP type bat, and .950 so long as he's in LF.

I think TTO is more reactive (to strikeout pitchers and shifts) than prescriptive. Obviously they need more hitting though (and more doubles). You always have to cherry-pick when you're talking about hitting approaches (and coaches) though. Are they the geniuses who salvaged Franco and developed Williams or the idiots who ruined Herrera and couldn't get Kingery going?

phillychuck 2018-09-17 11:44:19 UTC #105

Mets have been this season's kryptonite. Hopefully we're due to play well against them.

Philsmania 2018-09-17 14:45:29 UTC #106

They've had our number going back to 2012, particularly at CBP where they are 20-44 since then.

With the remnants of Florence heading this way, it would not be surprising if either tonight's or tomorrow's game ends up being a part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

zambonir 2018-09-17 17:21:49 UTC #107

It's hard to worry about how we do or don't do against the Mets at this point. I suppose a Phillies sweep while Braves get swept and it's back on but that's about it. At least they have a tough series. I suspect Denver is where we'll be eliminated though.

Philsmania 2018-09-17 18:49:27 UTC #108

Yes, but for those who want to see them finish with a winning record, every game is important until win #82 is in Scott Graham's win column.

zambonir 2018-09-17 20:00:16 UTC #109

Yeah, I guess I do want them to have a winning record and 2nd place. The optics of that are more important than draft position, since I don't think they could actually sink low enough for it to really matter (even in terms of $). They currently pick 17th and probably can't get any higher than 14th. The $ difference between 13 and 17 would be a bit more significant.