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We’ve
been given our first taste of the dead zone that is the majority of the MLB offseason these last few days, and it hasn’t been fun. We’re only guaranteed four more baseball games in 2025 before spending an entire winter dealing with outlandish trade ideas and fake accounts spreading false rumors. Let’s all try to find some sort of entertainment in them before hunkering down for baseball hibernation.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- The NL Silver Slugger finalists were announced yesterday, and Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber are among those up for the award.
- There’s one tangible thing that Bryce Harper and the Phillies can try to do to get him to back to an elite level: get him more pitches to hit.
- A Q&A with Mike Schmidt that includes his opinions on Bryce Harper’s fit in Philadelphia as well as Kyle Schwarber’s production as he heads into his thirties. ($)
MLB news:
- The San Francsico Giants made MLB history with their managerial hire, as Tony Vitello becomes the first coach hired to an MLB manager spot directly from a collegiate program with no previous professional coaching experience.
- Kazuma Okamoto of the Yomiuri Giants will officially be posted this winter, joining fellow NPB star Munetaka Murakami.
- The staff at the Athletic offer their predictions for the World Series. ($)
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