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Oct 2024

I'm thinking that same thing

Agreed, but that would be selling low on Stott. I believe more in the 2023 version of Stott who flirted with hitting .300 than the 2024 version. When he's at his best, he works counts and takes a lot of pitches which is behavior that IMO the Phils could use more of.

Remember the Wheeze kids? Is that what we are going for? Trying to trade 2 of the 3 young position players we have for older players (Tucker is only 27, but still older) sure sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. Not to mention this would use up any financial flexibility we have.

You need some players that are not at the top of the pay scale. Having only guys that are subject to open market pricing is too expensive and results in catastrophic penalties, not to mention high injury rates.

Stott and Bohm are probably our 2 best WAR/$ players. You need some of them.

You trade Bohm when Miller is ready.
You move Castellanos into a platoon role next year when Crawford/Ricones is ready.
Gradually working young players in and veterans out opens up cap room for strategic acquisitions.

You trade your second tier prospects who are blocked by your first tier prospects.

I have no problem with trading Bohm in the right deal but given he is only two years from free agency himself he is not going to get you Kyle Tucker - the Astros will want younger cheaper players. Plus Tucker is also only going to be traded if the Astros re-sign Bregman, or at the deadline, and the Phillies would only trade Bohm for a player they get to keep for more than one year.

And then also if you trade Bohm for a good OF bat, is Sosa your 3B? If so how much better did the offense get (especially considering Sosa is as bad an offender in terms of approach as big-name RHBs on our team)?

I agree Stott is a much firmer hold. He's got one more year of control than Bohm, a ton of defensive value, and is also the type of hitter the Phillies need if he can get his offensive game back to average (literally what he was in 2023, 100 OPS+).

Interview with new Phillies part-owner. Always wondered what the heck that company was that sponsors the Camdens theater. He is the sole owner.

Forbes sources at the time said his 1/6th share was bought for $455 million, putting the team's value at $2.8 billion (Forbes' own estimate at the time was $2.575; now it's 2.92).

Not much baseball talk.

Aaron Judge? :wink:

Edit: Never mind, he's FNTC.

Just make them take Walker and Castellanos.

Some seriously silly stuff. I guess putting out this kind of clickbait while the Yankees are actually still playing in the World Series means more traffic not less. What if they win? :slight_smile:

Trade, them Castellanos or Walker and our manager for a couple of promising prospects who don't need Rule 5 protection, but aren't among the Yankees top prospects and call it a day. I doubt Yankees would do this, but...

Of course Boone also isn't going anywhere, Yankees are expected to pick up his 2025 option.

I believe Matt Kroon resigned also last week (minor league free agent). Good AAA depth even if he took a step backwards last year (766 OPS in Lehigh Valley). He'll be 28 next season.

Yep. One more Dodgers victory, and we're off...

https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-expand-ownership-group3

Managing partner John Middleton announced on Friday that the Phillies have added three new investors to their limited partnership: Mitchell L. Morgan, Guntram J. Weissenberger Jr. and a third investor who wishes to remain anonymous. The Middleton and Stanley C. Middleman families will contribute additional funds to the group as well.

Not sure I like anonymous owners.

Morgan and Weissenberger are really estate guys. Morgan also owns a piece of the Washington Commanders.