What is the story about?
I
think it’s safe to say that the Phillies have Paul Skenes’ number this season. They roughed him up for the second time this season after teeing off on him in Pittsburgh back in the end of May. Take a gander at this stat from friend of the site Paul Boye:
That’s what we like to call “being owned”.
On to the links.
Phillies News:
- The Phillies will have two representatives at the All-Star Futures Game to be played at Citizens Bank Park: Gage Wood and Wei-Hui Pan.
- Bryce Harper’s defense has regressed badly this season by most metrics. Here are some ideas on how he can improve. ($)
- The Phillies outfield needs help. Can they make do until the trade deadline? ($)
- You know all about Derek Hill’s recent heroics. But did you know that he paints his own cleats? ($)
MLB News:
- Nationals’ pitcher Cade Cavalli has issued a statement regarding the incident involving Willson Contreras of the Red Sox that instigated a benches clearing brawl.
- Mets owner Steve Cohen may have just fired manager Carlos Mendoza, but he is intent on not firing president of baseball operations David Stearns.
- Corey Seager is headed back to the IL with lower back inflammation.
- We are almost exactly one month away from the trade deadline. Who are the buyers, who are the sellers, and who is still stuck somewhere in between? ($)
