Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Originally Posted by The Boz View Post

Yea great day, Casty finally starting to show some life with his bat as well. And watching the Braves get beat now by the Yanks so we can get one game back. Overall still need another MLB level outfielder before the playoffs but damn the starting pitching (other than Walker) has been incredible.

Headed to PA in July for the first time this year and hitting a game while I’m there against the Dodgers. Only thing other than some tomato pie I’m looking forward to on the trip actually.
Boz, my brother who isn't even supposed to be a Phillies fan, but I think secretly is or has become just because I watch so much is always down on Castellanos. I think he is fine. he does strikeouts and hit in DPs at some very inopportune times. All teams have guys like that. But Nick also has a number of game winning hits. Just the other night he had the game winning walkoff sac fly. Not quite as exciting as a walk off hit or homer, but it got the job done.

Even the Yankees and Dodgers with their all start line ups have some mediocre players mixed in. That is castellanos to me. I don't know what his contract situation is, but I wouldn't give him a big fat free agent contract but he is fine as a 6 or 7 hitter and 3rd outfielder.

What I want before the trade deadline is a closer. A Bonafide lock it down closer. Phils haven't had one for a decade or more and last year it (craig Kimbral) cost them a trip to the WS. Washington who isn't going anywhere has a closer teams are talking about, but I want someone even better. Someone with years of success as a closer. And I would be willing to pay for it. Give up a decent player. Sosa comes to mind. Phils aren't going to be able to keep him anyway after this year, after he has shown he should be an everyday player. Why not get that missing piece for him.

Anyway, enjoy you Pa trip Boz. I just had mine a couple weeks ago, when Phils were in London.
Nick is in year 3 of a 5 year $100M contract that he’s underperforming on. For that kind of money he needs to be better, certainly not a 3rd outfielder. Hopefully he steps it up as he has through his career, he’s only 32 so it wasn’t a bad signing at the time.

I agree on a closer but the problem this season is going to be there are going to be few sellers and a lot of buyers at the deadline. With the 3rd wild card you have 8 teams within 2-3 games of the last wild card, including those with losing records. The Phillies have their best farm system in years (not hard based on the past 15 years) so they have some tools to work with if they decide to go all in this year. Which as a fan, of course I want to see.

Also today’s game is pure bullshit, starting at 11:30 here on the East Coast on Roku. I just found an app for it on my Samsung TV so I guess it’s free but still more nonsense. I buy the MLB package so I don’t have to deal with this 2 out of 3 days this weekend.