It’s just two-and-a-half weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater. Some players are as anxious as we fans.
The hot stove ratcheted up above a simmer as the Brewers engineered a blockbuster deal with the Marlins and then signed the biggest free agent deal so far this winter. The Phillies, on the other hand, made a small splash with their own minor league free agent signing.
The Phillies announced some more international free agent acquisitions, and I found a dozen or so more that were posted to their transactions log recently from as far back as July 2017.
About 20 players are already in Clearwater, and another half dozen or more are expected to arrive this week.
The Phillies conducted a massive baseball operations meeting this week.