www.thegoodphight.com Dec 4, 2023
Not much longball for Darick Hall in 2023
Darick Hall hit a home run in 2023. One. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Hall did not help compensate for the absence of Rhys Hoskins When Bryce Harper went down in 2022, the Phillies called up minor league slugger Darick Hall to help fill the designated hitter role. He did okay, hitting nine home runs in 41 games. With both Harper and Rhys Hoskins injured to start the 2023 season, the team gave Hall a chance to once again step in. This time around, he was far from okay. 2023 stats: 18 games, .167/.196/.241, 1 home run, 3 RBIs The good He hit a home run in a 3-1...
www.thegoodphight.com Nov 10, 2023
Rise and Phight: 11/10/2023
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports If they were going to trade him, it’d be done already A case of the doo-doos spread throughout the general manager’s meetings in Arizona, ending the gathering prematurely. Personally, I find it to be hilarious that it happened, but I am a child when it comes to that kind of humor. Go Phillies! On to the links. Phillies news: In what shouldn’t be surprising news, the Phillies are open to moving Nick Castellanos in the right deal. Bryce Harper has another piece of hardware to add to his collection, nabbing his third Silver Slugger...
NESN.com Nov 9, 2023
How Phillies’ Bryce Harper Decision Could Impact Red Sox’s Offseason
Go figure, a decision made by Dave Dombrowski with the Philadelphia Phillies could have implications for the Boston Red Sox this Major League Baseball offseason. Allow us to connect the dots. Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations (who previously served in the same capacity for Boston), told reporters Wednesday at the MLB general managers […]
www.thegoodphight.com Nov 9, 2023
“I f*** with Philly.” The Nick Castellanos All-Star roller coaster
Hot or not? | Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports “I f*** with Philly.” The Nick Castellanos All-Star roller coaster In March of 2022, Nick Castellanos signed a five year deal with the Phillies worth $100 million. It came on the heels of Kyle Schwarber’s four year, $79 million deal. Both may have been influenced by Bryce Harper, who openly pressed for a couple of big bats to compliment the signing of J.T. Realmuto and Zack Wheeler. The goal was to field a juggernaut of a team able to not just reach the postseason but to take it as deep into October as possible. ...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Nov 8, 2023
Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins
The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team's first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins.
www.thegoodphight.com Nov 8, 2023
Bryce Harper is Making the Transition to First Base
Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports Dave Dombrowski confirms the biggest transition of Bryce Harper’s career. The first big question of the Philadelphia Phillies off-season is answered. President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski spoke to the media today and discussed Bryce Harper’s defensive future. Dave Dombrowski, on Bryce Harper: "We decided we're going to play him at first base. ... He's happy to do whatever we wanted him to do. He said he'd play first or the outfield. He feels great. But the more we talked about it internally, we liked the idea of playing him...
www.thegoodphight.com Nov 6, 2023
Rise and Phight: 11/6/2023
Photo by Rich Schultz/ Moves. Moves, and more moves this weekend Free agency is officially open today as the exclusive negotiating period is now closed. No one expected anyone to sign prior to today, or at least, no one higher up on the food chain among free agents. It will be interesting which of the big free agents signs first. On to the links. Phillies news: One of the bigger things the Phillies need to figure out this offseason is where Bryce Harper will play. The answer: why not both? The GM Meetings are coming up in Scottsdale. What are the Phillies going to do...
