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team’s starting rotation is out and it should not be a surprise. Cristopher Sanchez will start the opener and will be followed by Aaron Nola and Jesus Luzardo. Anyone thinking Rob Thomson would keep the lefties back-to-back has not watched Thomson manage these past few years. Not there is much to gain from it, but having them split up keeps with is M.O. he’s had in playoff series past.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Despite some struggles initially, Bryce Harper met the moment in the World Baseball Classic. Now, to do so in the regular season ($).
- Gage Wood is working to perfect the three pitches he has, plus maybe a fourth pitch? Notes from around the minor league portion of spring ($).
- Spring training is winding down, so here are five players that surprised and flew under the radar a bit more.
MLB news:
- Guys! Gals! Buster Olney has takeaways from this spring training. He really likes Kevin McGonigle!
- Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase will move to the unpaid, non-disciplinary restricted list after an agreement between MLB and the union.
- Some didn’t like the World Baseball Classic, but viewing numbers suggest that it was a big hit for television.
