The Philadelphia Phillies have been on quite a roller coaster ride since the start of the Bryce Harper era. Harper has injured his arm multiple times and taken the brunt of what has been the Phil’s ball club. He booted Rhys Hoskins off first base not to say that is true and is in line for more guaranteed seasons ahead with the team.
But what if I were to tell you Harper is not at the head of the Phillies injuries and most recently Bryson Stott’s arm. It is possibly hitting coach Kevin Long.
Long has been highly touted in the baseball industry for years to come and respectively so but the catch is he has gotten far too away of he has become. Long served as the hitting coach of the New York Yankees now Philadelphia Phillies. Fast forward to today, the Phils luck has taken a stop on its own with the likes of the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, and so on.
It was not like this years ago in the AL East division with George Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman, still.
The caveat to this scenario is that the Phillies play it mellow dramatic in order to receive another at-bat. The Phillies could be the empire of the division but they elect not to with dirty payroll flexibility and as Kyle Schwarber leading the way for instance.
Schwarber is their best RBI, OBP hitter but that is not a good excuse for a short-term contract player from the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and etc. Everyone adores Schwarbs in the city but not to an extent when he possibly exits without a contact in the middle of 2026.
Because?
There will be devastation rest assured if the Phillies do not wisen up and take advantage of their pitching rotation.
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