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that was the kind of start the team needed when hearing about Zack Wheeler.
Ranger Suarez, having some questions floating around his recent performances, turned in a start last night that felt like vintage Ranger. The velocity was back up a bit more and he was spotting his pitches with much better command. We’ll need to see him keep doing it before completely slamming the door on the questions, but it was nice to see him bounce back again.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Zack Wheeler had his blood clot removed yesterday, but his timeline for return is still uncertain until the team does a thorough evaluation ($).
- It was a matter of time before someone compared Wheeler’s injury to the Eagles losing Carson Wentz and it’s exactly who you thought would make it.
- Aaron Nola’s stumbles still leaves the door open to some questions about the starting rotation ($).
MLB news:
- Rob Manfred dropped a few subtle hints about realignment being on the agenda for the next round of negotiations.
- Local television broadcaster rankings were released. The Phillies’ team did quite well.
- As predicted, Nathaniel Lowe and the Red Sox are going to be the best of friends.