Category: Baseball
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Phillies Acquire Jhoan Duran
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Jhoan Duran. Duran clocks in with a 100.7 MPH fastball and a sneaky splinker that some say is one of his only long-term bets.
Duran prided himself on the love of the Minnesota Twins organization and leaves no doubt his time was treasured. The Phillies, on the other hand, are cocky and might rub him the wrong way with President of Baseball Ops Dave Dombrowski steering ship.
Dombrowski wanted it this way as Mets rival acquired Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Phillies will bring in the snake after Jordan Romano, Orion Kerkering, and others wavered throughout the season. Duran is used to throwing multiple scoreless innings at some points and records a sharp 2.01 ERA.
Nothing can devastate the basic battle in the NL East as the Mets currently lead by one and the Phillies forfeit Mick Abel and prospect Eduardo Tait which is tearing in itself.
Tait might be the only repercussion as time lingers as Phillies management likes to surrender talent in the past such as Logan O‘Hoppe with a rising potential catcher bat.
In other ways than not, Abel’s time ended shortly but not for long in MLB.
Duran is a good deal for now but overall. The Phillies acquired a short term piece who is under team control until 2027.
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What Harry Caray and Ryne Sandberg Meant To The Pasttime
Harry Caray and Ryne Sandberg were like any kids joy heart going to Wrigley Field in the 90’s. Caray squared back to his passionate heart for Chicago Cubs baseball who still yet overcome a World championship.
Sandberg would play second base and mow down the runners at first. He was a 9x Gold Glove winner and second all-time in that regard behind Roberto Alomar. He was a 1984 NL MVP and featured classically later in the Cubs galore. He just had that elegant smile that stood out from the rest and nifty feet.
Caray meanwhile was like standing up to Gorilla Moonsoon only he had the cooler glasses. He shocked the waves of Cubs fame and covering Sandberg as, “Holy Cow,” was undoubtedly his most famous call.
Holy cow them Cubs! The Cubs had maybe reached the playoffs a couple times and then Caray passed shortly. Sandberg became manager of the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs and ending in with despair this time.
There was no despair when it came to how the baseball World treated and respected Sandberg though. He tragically died on July 28, 2025 and will be heroically missed who met expectations of an absolute Cubs fan. He will be missed.
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Why The Padres Should Not Trade Dylan Cease
It is being rumored that the well respected Dylan Cease might be traded. That is blasphemy to my ears.
Interestingly enough, Cease has not been casted for the MLB All-Star game. He has been runner up for Cy Young and no such deceiving clue. Cease still has one of the best fastballs unless critics say it is aging.
Now, the Padres always like to jump when a situation like this occurs but Cease is throwing a 4.79 ERA even though he pitched a solid game in front of new scouts in attendance the other day.
The Padres would be wise to seek out a process for somebody who can wrap around San Diego for the better part of his age 29 season. San Diego might not be the most ideal place on everyone’s list but look at Houston who is rumored to surpass the luxury tax limit and excite the mind of chairman Jim Crane for a second consecutive season.
Surrounding Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez with Cease would spark a fire in Cease with his fastball rate and ability to strikeout hitters. His walkout rate is his lowest ever and it is safe to say he would be an asset with his totality of Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP).
Cease is a highly reliable pitcher known for his time with the Chicago White Sox and Padres and the Astros would just try to add to the collection of others previous such as Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke. Those two were heat throwers just like Cease’s 97 MPH.
You could argue if any team trying to snatch Cease‘s $14 million rental bargain will be successful. Paul Skenes is flame throwing a 0.67 ERA in the month of July but he will demand a ton of money. The question remains.
Will the San Diego Padres retain especially for what is supposedly entering the fieldhouse of Rob Manfred cap space?
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