Phillies Discussion (8/7/2026)

Here’s a new Phillies Discussion. 


The trade deadline spawned almost 400 comments this week.

One thing I need to stress and I’m sure that most of you realize this when post-trade deadline anger subsides.  The Phillies tried.

The Phillies were in on more than the two major league and two minor league trades that were reported this week.  They were in on hundreds of deals of various iterations during the days, hours, and minutes leading up to the deadline.  (By various iterations I mean player A for Player B or Player A for players B and C, or Players A and D for Player E, or Player F for Players B and C, …)

That the Phillies didn’t trade for a player you wanted doesn’t mean they weren’t in on that player.  That the player package that a team accepted for a player you wanted seemed to be a deal the Phillies could have matched or bettered doesn’t make it so.  (Remember, most evaluators don’t give the Phillies high marks for their prospects, so our guys probably don’t match up well when we compare prospect rankings.)  Sometimes the players the team wanted from the Phillies might have been far superior to the players the Phillies were willing to pay.  Sometimes another GM might just not like the Phillies.  And sometimes not agreeing to lift a no-trade clause actually means the player is not willing to approve a trade.  Even to a team with an aging roster competing for one of the final two wild cards.

It’s one thing to wish the Phillies could have made trades for players you wanted.  It’s another thing to think they didn’t try and make trades for those players.


Oh, and thank you to the guys who policed that horrible comment.  I appreciate that you took the matter into your hands to educate that commenter.  I deleted the comment when I saw it.  Unfortunately, comments have a mother/daughter relationship and when I deleted the comment, it also removed your comments.  Thank you again for your efforts to keep the section respectable.  (I wanted to “appropriate” but am unsure that the word doesn’t have a connotation nowadays that I don’t want to introduce into the discussion.)


Important Dates

  • July 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET: Deadline to sign 2026 draft picks
    • Deadline applies to players drafted out of 4-year colleges and HS
  • August 3, 2026: MLB trade deadline at 6:00 P.M. ET
  • August 7-8, 2026: Date players who signed on July 23-24 have to placed on a roster (15 days after signing for both draftees and UDFAs)
  • August 13, 2026: Field of Dreams Game, Thursday game from Phillies at Twins series
  • December 1, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET): MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement expires.

Note: These dates will be used unless/until notified differently.  (Note that there are many more dates to add from Spring Training through the end of the 2026 season and calendar year.  I will add when I have accurate dates for them.)

Transactions

08/07/2026 – Jersey Shore sent SS Brady Day on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
08/07/2026 – Jersey Shore activated LHP Kevin Warunek from the 7-day IL
08/06/2026 – Phillies sent C Payton Henry outright to Lehigh Valley
08/06/2026 – Clearwater activated RHP Sean Youngerman from the Development List
08/05/2026 – Phillies sent RHP Lou Trivino III outright to Lehigh Valley
08/05/2026 – RHP Lou Trivino III elected free agency
08/05/2026 – Lehigh Valley activated C Lou Albrecht from the Development List
08/05/2026 – Lehigh Valley placed SS Christian Cairo on the 7-day IL
08/05/2026 – RF Nick Biddison assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
08/05/2026 – Clearwater transferred RHP Cole Gilley to the Development List
08/05/2026 – LHP Angel Liranzo assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – Phillies activated RHP Caleb Kilian
08/04/2026 – Phillies activated LHP Brooks Raley
08/04/2026 – Phillies activated 2B Luis Arraez
08/04/2026 – Phillies optioned LHP Kyle Backhus to Lehigh Valley
08/04/2026 – Phillies optioned RF Gabriel Rincones Jr. to Lehigh Valley
08/04/2026 – Lehigh Valley activated RF Colby Thomas
08/04/2026 – Lehigh Valley sent C Mark Kolozsvary on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore
08/04/2026 – Lehigh Valley released SS Liover Peguero
08/04/2026 – Reading placed RHP Aaron Combs on the 7-day injured list
08/04/2026 – Reading activated SS Carson DeMartini from the 7-day IL
08/04/2026 – Reading released SS Nikau Pouaka-Grego
08/04/2026 – Reading released 3B Riley Tirotta
08/04/2026 – Jersey Shore sent LHP Kevin Warunek on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
08/04/2026 – Jersey Shore released 2B Trent Farquhar
08/04/2026 – RHP Tegan Cain assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – C Angel Mata assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – SS Robert Phelps assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – OF TJayy Walton assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – Clearwater activated RHP Manuel Colon
08/04/2026 – C Matt Quintanar assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – 3B Cade Climie assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – SS Owen Clyne assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – OF Brayden Bakes assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – LF Jack Hopko assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
08/04/2026 – C Gabriel Flores assigned to FCL Phillies from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – SS Romeli Espinosa assigned to FCL Phillies from Clearwater
08/04/2026 – FCL Phillies released RHP Luis Gonzalez
08/04/2026 – FCL Phillies released RHP Rainy Mota
08/04/2026 – FCL Phillies released RHP Pedro Peralta
08/04/2026 – FCL Phillies released C Gabriel Azocar
08/04/2026 – DSL Phillies activated RHP Jhoener Tovar from the 60-day IL
08/04/2026 – DSL Phillies released SS Yohali Geraldo
08/03/2026 – Phillies traded RHP Seth Johnson to Athletics for RF Colby Thomas
08/03/2026 – RF Colby Thomas assigned to Lehigh Valley
08/03/2026 – New York Mets traded LHP Brooks Raley to Phillies for OF John Spikerman and RHP Luke Gabrysh
08/03/2026 – San Francisco traded 2B Luis Arraez and RHP Caleb Kilian to Phillies for RHP Marty Gair and RHP Ramon Marquez
08/03/2026 – Phillies designated C Payton Henry for assignment
08/03/2026 – Phillies designated RHP Lou Trivino III for assignment
08/03/2026 – Phillies designated RHP Nolan Hoffman for assignment
08/03/2026 – Phillies traded RHP Nolan Hoffman to Kansas City for RHP Manuel Colon
08/03/2026 – RHP Manuel Colon assigned to Clearwater

87 thoughts on “Phillies Discussion (8/7/2026)

  1. Top Ten GIDP:

    Bohm near the top.1 Junior Caminero… Rays.-20….2...Freddie Freema… Dodgers-16…..2..Alec Bohm….Phillies…16….2...Josh Naylor…. Mariners…16….2…Ivan Herrera…Cardinals…16….6 Salvador Perez… Royals.-15….6 Tyler Freeman…Rockies-15…..6 Jose Altuve… Astros…-15…..6 Vladimir Guerrero…Blue Jays…-15….10 Ryan O’Hearn… Pirates….14

    JTR with only 6.

    Stott and Turner with 8 apiece….which is a surprise with their speed.

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    1. For some percentages, in situations with less than two outs and men on:

      Caminero: 136 PAs, 20 GDP, 14.7%

      Freeman: 145 PAs, 16 GDP, 11.0%

      Bohm: 111 PAs, 16 GDP, 14.4%

      Naylor: 108 PAs, 16 GDP, 14.8%

      Turner: 104 PAs, 8 GDP, 7.7%

      Stott: 108 PAs, 8 GDP, 7.4%

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        1. Romus. When the Phillies and Dodgers played few weeks ago the Dodgers led in double plays by a large number. Last I looked one usually needs to hit the ball for a GIDP. Lots of Phillies guys just take the stride back to the dugout with their bat on the shoulder.

          Guys that are not speed guys who hit the ball will hit into more DPs if the team has guys who get on ahead of them. Maybe why Phillies only rank 18th.

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    1. Not a fan of Gage? What’s the issue to be not a fan of a prospect? hasn’t even blown anything yet or fleeced the pockets of tobacco john

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      1. I think he isn’t a starting pitcher. Second his stuff isn’t. great, he slings the ball. I just seen him as relief pitcher at best. This is just my opinion.

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    2. Rocco. Since new I will quickly post here.

      Kids stayed at hotel near stadium. Like a mile. Visited Chickie and Pete’s. They were told Angelos was really good. Other than meeting you and getting a pic and autograph had a great time.

      Pumpkins are green now. Like fried green tomatoes. Green till mid-October and then turn ghoulish Orange for Halloween.

      Jim. I too applaud Harper. That is a complete team player move. It does not happen overnight. Ball in extra innings other night was the first one I thought he probably should have caught. It will take time. Guys that play out there all the time make worse throws. He will be ok. I am sure he is not going to run into the wall anymore if he can help it. He did that some back in the younger days.

      The strikeouts just so wear me out, but I am going to leave it at that. It is going to be a struggle for Phillies now to land that 5 or 6 playoff spot. Cubs have got away now for the 4.

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  2. Can’t lose games like that if you want to hold position and or gain in the standings. That 5th inning was putrid with 2/3rd no outs and get no runs from 1-3.. lot of weak throws from Harper as well not that i think they have anybody else who would have gunned anybody sans injured Garcia but woof.. dudes throwing worm food out there.. wheels looked rattled too after being “yelled” at about the rubber and shiz and 15 pitch AB never helps… just ugly ball all around tonight really

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  3. I’m not criticizing Harper. He volunteered to move out to RF for the good of the team. I give him a lot of credit for that.

    And if they want me to believe that the they never thought of asking Turner to move to the outfield, fine. But he should have at least gone to management and asked if there was anything he could do to help the team. We know he didn’t because they would certainly have mentioned that when they were getting pummeled with questions. (Okay, we don’t really know.)

    Back to Harper. I have observed that he looks tentative on balls over his head and close to the wall. I have counted 3 or 4 (maybe more?) balls that most of our recent right fielders would have caught. Even Castellano would have made those catches.

    But, Harper moved to make room for a new player. And he did it without the reps he would need to get back up to speed. I will always give him credit for his commitment to the team. That will be my mantra every time he has to go back for a ball.

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    1. He had issues in the past when going back to the wall. He actually missed a few back in the day when he was in RF. So I was plenty happy when they moved him to 1B.

      Now that he’s back in RF for the rest of the season, he looks really tentative going near the wall, his speed is not great, and now he doesn’t have the arm strength to scare anybody. But hey, he volunteered (which I give him credit for) but this is a classic case of be careful what you wish for. He’s easily top 5 worst defensive RF in baseball.

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  4. Projected K’s for the big 3

    Turner – 151

    Schwarber – 238(all time record I believe)

    Harper – 144

    Added bonus

    Marsh – 155

    Woof, that’s a lot of at bats thrown away.

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  5. I don’t really get the Phillies thinking here, why move Harper to RF for Bohm? Bohm can’t hit RHP this year, he’s got a .221 ave, .329 slug and a .617 OPS. He is better vs LHP with a .233 ave, .426 slug and a .699 OPS but why not keep Harper at 1B and move Bohm to the bench, put De La Cruz in RF and if he struggles put Hill in there.

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      1. Romus. Just me but I think Bohm was the last piece in the 4-position move. One thing that does bother me is that DeLaCruz was doing well and now he sits. By the time someone in the analytical area realizes that he will be cooled off. He should play somewhere at this time. They are not going to shuffle Harper back and forth from RF to 1B. Not going to happen at this stage. Plus, DeLaCruz appears to be an adequate defensive guy in the OF. No analytics, just the eyeball test.

        As I have mentioned to Romus and Ruff, I would like to see a different batting order, but it is pretty clear that is not going to happen. My order might have had the ball hit somewhere to add a run rather than 3 Ks in a row.

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    1. bohm should not be playing. He has a negative 1.2 war on the season. Doesn’t hit for power, poor fielder and base runner. This guy should not be in the lineup. I’d even consider calling up Kieboom for a cup of coffee.

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    1. I really like Bogenpohl. Obviously a .556 BABIP isn’t sustainable so his hitting line isn’t likely to last that high, but despite only 19 PAs, things that I do like:

      • 16% walk rate. He had a 20% walk rate in college so this feels like the kid has a great approach and will take pitches.
      • Only a 12.5% o-swing rate. Again, small sample size, but also take into account that he is likely to be overly anxious to make an impression as a new draftee. so showing plate discipline this early is a good sign.
      • He hits the ball really, really hard. Last night, his two singles were 101.5 and 100.6 mph EV. Every time I see his contact it seems very hard. The kid is a monster of a human. So he can do damage.

      Is it possible that we actually hit on a draft pick who wasn’t a first round pick? It’s too early to tell, but there are good early signs.

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      1. After the draft I read that, when the Phillies worked him out before the draft, they made some suggestions about his swing, and he took to them immediately, which suggests that he might turn out to be a different hitter than his college record suggests.

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    2. He is a big guy, as big as Giancarlo Stanton. It will be interesting to see if he can stick at RF or eventually become 1B/DH.

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  6. Jim ……… perhaps you and Steve Potter could help us poor people who have no idea of what this faceless analytical group actually does. Who rides herd on the group to see that what they are selling is producing? Where are the lines of demarcation between the manager/the group? Who does what? Is it just advice that the manager can veto if he chooses? Who sets the lineup for the day? How much power does the Ateam possess?

    That is the gist of the question. I’m interested in the responses of those who know a little about what transpires behind the scenes. Not interested in those who believe or think they know!

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      1. Nola time ……. you have the helmet on with the face mask and took the mefs, right …. don’t forget to close the shutters to protect the windows!

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  7. I posted in the last thread that Harper should be on first and that Stott and Bohm should platoon at third. Stott struggles against lefties and Bohm does the same versus righties.

    This would leave DeLaCruz to play daily in RF. They had Garcia playing there every day until his injury and he didn’t hit a lick. DeLaCruz won’t match his defense but will hit better.

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    1. I wouldn’t assume that DLC will continue to hit better than Garcia. Reyes and Rincones proved that it can, in fact, be worse.

      That said, DLC has certainly played well enough to earn MORE playing time. Is he a long term solution? Probably not. But he’s a better one than we had before him.

      As for a Stott and Bohm platoon, there’s a couple problems there.

      1) Stott actually has a reverse platoon split this year. Part of that can be attributed to how often he sits against the “good” lefties, but he’s putting up numbers when he plays.

      2) Bohm doesn’t just struggle against righties, he struggles against EVERYONE. Not only is he hitting worse against lefties than Stott this year, he’s hitting worse against them than Stott EVER has.

      3) We all know Bohm is a headcase. Do any of us really believe he could adapt to reduced playing time without sulking?

      Honestly, I’d been advocating for them to just bench Bohm. But with number 3 in mind and realizing he’d probably play even WORSE coming off the bench, we should just cut our losses and release him.

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      1. The way it looks right now….Bohm may not see the contract he is looking for. This season just may be his best salaried year. I really do not see any third base options out there that will pay him what he wants.

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    1. Slumping a bit so far in August (.250/.280/.333) and hasn’t homered since July 29th. But his numbers for the year are still good (.270/.333/.432).

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  8. My dudes… what gives? why you do this to yourselves… Alvarado cannot pitch. Please get rid of him and let anybody else who can throw a strike try.

    1. Coming out of the minors.. the book won’t be out on the guy yet.
    2. It’s not Alvarado
    3. It’s not Alvarado

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    1. Who we replacing him with? Leigh’s coach? We all know it’s not going to be him past this year anyway… would they just let Dusty run with it? These guys are begging to let the WC slip away with this slop night afte night.

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    2. Also, taking out Schwarber for Bohm as a defensive replacement late in the game?

      People thought Thompson was bad at in-game decisions, Mattingly is even worse.

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    3. I agree 100% but this will never happen in season because DD the narcissist would have to publicly admit his mistake.

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    4. DD wants Cora. Cora wouldnt take the interim title but I’m convinced DD has him lined up after the season. If he b gave it to Dusty and they got hot, people would can for removal of the interim tag. Mattingly said he didn’t want to manage again – he isn’t a threat

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  9. Meanwhile back at the ranch, LHV had their lunch handed to them in a 19 — 0 shellacing. Only reliever clean was MacFarlane.

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  10. why’s sosa dropping and looking like he launched one.. these guys are delusional

    stinks bc i love watching baseball but these guys are killing me, night after night like wanting to smash things… when does somebody go into the clubhouse and flip some tables and break some skulls “gotta be better” yeah you don’t say

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  11. For the crew that believes defense is not important, Bohm’s defense in the 10th inning cost us the game tonight. If he makes the right play on Ernie Clement’s grounder, that’s the second out and Giminez’s sac fly is just a fly out for the last out of the inning. We go to bottom of 10th tied 4-4. Arraez’s sac fly wins it.

    Clement’s hit went down as an infield single but it was a terrible defensive play by Bohm and it cost us a game.

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    1. Also for anyone who wonders how the defensive analytics metric DRS works, that is a play that should go down as an out. There was no error charged so standard fielding percentage isn’t impacted. But an ordinary effort that’s an out. DRS deducts 1 point on that play.

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        1. That was a big part of my thesis for my “I hate this trade” post.

          I don’t hate Arraez as a player. He clearly is a productive MLB position player. I just hate how he fits into this team and the implications of how this roster is constructed. We sold two highly talented pitching prospects for a rental band-aid that solved one problem but created others. It shows poor planning.

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  12. Team has no heart. I don’t know how you fix this team. Can’t move turner. No real prospect near ready. It’s a mess

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  13. When the Phillies drafted Bohm #4 overall, many of us expected the team had finally found the 3Bman to replace Schmidt. We figured he’d be a middle of the order bat that would eventually hit for power and play a slightly better than average third base. Obviously, that did not transpire.

    At the same time, I cannot totally blame him for that play last night. The tendency for infielders is to first look to throw to second base on a grounder to keep the force in order. Bohm took too long to realize he had no play at second and therefore couldn’t get an out anywhere.

    Be that as it may, but I have to give Bohm credit for saving a couple of Stott throws to first base from being errors. The scoops he made on those throws were as much as you can ask from any first baseman. I’ve said/written my opinions so go ahead and pile on. I expect nothing less than that.

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    1. One of those plays was a great scoop. The other one was routine — Stott bounced the throw on purpose, as McCarthy and Kruk discussed.

      Not getting the out at first on the slow roller just shows a complete lack of baseball IQ. There was never a chance to get an out at second or third on a ball hit that softly.

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    2. This isn’t little league. This is the big boy league and the expectations is to win a championship. You don’t get points for good plays and a free pass on terrible plays. The expectation is to make all of the plays.

      That said, I don’t blame Bohm either…I blame DD’s roster construction. Bohm has been a terrible defender his entire career. His draft report questioned his defense. For the longest time on this blog I pounded the table to get rid of Bohm and replace him with Chapman.

      But it is not his fault, nor is it Stott’s fault that he is being moved mid season. It is poor roster management. That is 100% on DD.

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      1. Personally I don’t see why Harper can’t be at 1B. De La Cruz in RF. It is ok to sit Bohm. It’s not like these guys are tearing up the league on defense or with their bats.

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  14. Cant blame Bohm. Unreal no words I can said to someone, who make a bone head play like that, knowing the situation is key. He is a right handed first basemen. Even with some time to throw over the runner at second is a really hard play. You take the sure out at first. It’s 2 outside runners on second and third. How anyone can defend that stupid play is beyond ne

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  15. Checking in on some former Phuture Phils:

    Griff McGarry has thrown 20 and 2/3 innings in AAA for the Dodgers and has 30 K . . . and 30 BB

    Starlyn Caba is slashing .230/.377/.372 in A+ with 20 SB

    Eduardo Tait is slashing .228/.290/.437 in A+ with 19 HR

    Hendry Mendez is slashing .299/.391/.436 in AAA

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  16. I agree with everything being said about DD and all his failures. But the one Phillies World isn’t talking enough about is what in the bloody heck is he doing to fix the drafting and development wing of this organization? What steps have been taken that we just haven’t seen the fruits of yet? What steps is he going to take to admit his failures and take a different approach? Until that is fixed, all this other stuff is just noise as a part of a much bigger problem – a terrible disgraceful bottom 5% org in the drafting and developing of talent.

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  17. on that note Jim, I’m just wondering if you know what’s going on with our first round draft pick Spangler I presume he’s at instructs will he make a cameo at Clearwater before the season ends the end of this month

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    1. Instructs won’t happen until after the season. He’s at the Complex working with the development staff. Based on history, if Spangler is going to be promoted this season it will likely happen this week. Off day Monday, new 6-game series starts on Tuesday on the road.

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  18. On Jim’s comment on removing the temp tag from Mattingly (but not keeping him), today was the 7th appearance by Kerkering in 9 days. He’s not even on fumes at this point. I have no idea what the dugout dynamics are among coaching staff, but I just can’t believe Cotham’s on board with this.

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    1. The problem is that the Phillies are in a stretch of 14 games in a row and either the starters are not going deep into games or there are extra innings. Not only that, Backhus was recently optioned down so he can’t come up right now. Seth Johnson and Nolan Hoffman were both traded. Rangel is up for Shugart.

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  19. This team is a straight up embarrassment. They are just finding ways to lose games. To think that they can beat the Brewers, Dodgers or Braves is a joke.

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  20. Has there been any update on Moisés Chace? I also wonder why he’s not on the IL, at least according to the Phillies site. They are currently at 39 so they do have room and if they needed to make more changes, they can always DFA Grant Holman or Brian Keller perhaps.

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    1. Chace is on the 40 man, assigned to Reading and on the 60 day IL and reportedly supposedly throwing bullpens for an anticipated 2nd half return.

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  21. Kilian leaves game with an oblique injury. Do they have the stones to bring up McFarlane.

    also Rangel I believe was recalled.

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