How long can the Phillies expect Carlos Santana to be Carlos Santana?
Pat Neshek returns to Philadelphia after a brief stop in Colorado.
Roy Halladay meant so much to millions of fans in Philadelphia and Toronto.
Halladay, at his peak, was one of the best pitchers in history. His case for the Hall of Fame is a bit more nuanced.
Tyson Ross didn’t work out for the Rangers and Juan Nicasio’s strange saga comes to a semi-satisfying end.
On the 29th episode of the DFA podcast, your intrepid hosts review a pair of slightly different transactions: the Pirates’ extensions of Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle. When they get back to player moves, Bryan and R.J. review Victor Robles’ callup, Juan Nicasio’s latest move, Jimmy Nelson’s injury, and whatever the heck happened to the Royals’ bullpen. (Mike Minor!)
On the 28th episode of the DFA podcast, Bryan and R.J. go over a trio of top prospect callups: Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, and J.P. Crawford. The guys then hit the small waiver-wire moves that took place, consider the Cardinals’ process, and close things out with some talk about Nori Aoki.
Cameron Maybin, Brandon Phillips, Nori Aoki, and Juan Nicasio are on the move, as contenders (and non-contenders) make last-second additions.
Sometimes I think that I know / What [g]love’s all about
And when I see the light / I know I’ll be all right.
On the 26th episode of the DFA podcast, Bryan and R.J. are talking about the two most prolific home run hitters of the past month: Rhys Hoskins and Giancarlo Stanton. Will Hoskins be Kevin Maas or Aaron Judge? (Or neither?) Will Stanton break 60 dingers? (Or 70?) Plus much, much more.
Let’s find out if the Phillies like the taste of Rhys’ big cuts.
Jeremy Hellickson goes from one non-contender to another, while Howie Kendrick joins the Nationals’ stacked lineup.
Colorado picks up bullpen help in Pat Neshek, Washington calls up Andrew Stevenson, and Minnesota unloads one of the old regime’s mistakes.
A look behind the curtain at our process for ranking the Phillies dynamics hurler.
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