I don’t have a clever heat-related pun to use here. Did you know that the home run rate rises as the temperature does? You did? Well, that’s all I had. Onto the links.
Phillies news
Zack Wheeler was not happy that Don Mattingly pulled him in the fifth inning of his last start. The skipper lays out his case.
Will Bryce Harper join the Home Run Derby? Maybe!
Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs examines the worst defenses among baseball’s championship contenders. The fact that I’m putting it under “Phillies news” is
something of a giveaway. ($)
MLB news
Even if you don’t like the Braves, you’ll like this charming story of English football fans throwing their support behind Michael Harris II.
Courtesy of ESPN, one player that every team should rate for (or trade away) at this year’s deadline.
The future is NOW. Well, not now. But the Futures Game is now. Well, not now. Next Sunday. Anyway, here’s a look at who’s playing in it.
The suspensions from the Nationals-Red Sox incident from earlier in the week have been handed down.
