What is the story about?
I’m
pretty sure we can stop with the “Alan Rangel is an option to be a starter” experiment for the future. He got lit up pretty good yet again, pushing his spring ERA over nine. He’s just soaking up innings at this point, but let’s hope if there is an injury this season, his name isn’t called as a replacement.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- The Phillies were not at all surprised when Kyle Schwarber homered for the United States on Saturday night ($).
- Aidan Miller is going to Philadelphia to see a specialist about his troublesome back. The team says they are not worried.
- The player pool the Phillies have submitted for the Spring Breakout game has been submitted. A who’s who of the team’s player development system.
MLB news:
- Zach Littell finally has a team for the season, signing with the Nationals on a one-year major league deal. He’ll be in another uniform by August.
- Prospects breaking camp with their major league team is a big deal. Here are five of them that might be Opening Day starters.
- Freddy Peralta will not be looking for a short-term deal this offseason, hoping to get something in the neighborhood of seven or eight years ($).
- Tarik Skubal was only going to throw in one game for the United States, but he might be changing his mind after his performance Saturday night.
