Tag: 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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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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His Name is Alec Bohm
It all starts with third baseman’s name, Alec Bohm, of the National League, Philadelphia Phillies. He does reside from Omaha, Nebraska but, also loves the city of Philly with his new girlfriend, Erin Dolan.
The city smells so much whether it is Jalen Hurts’ ringing and wearing a newly brand and worn Super Bowl ring with Chicago Bulls legend, Michael Jordan. Or, the touch of saying I dislike this city to do nothing and redeem himself with impressive numbers from the start of 2024 until now.
Bohm has put together a likable, impressive stat sheet with .283 AVG, 6 HR, and 72 hits. That is very impressive. It is cunning to understand the nature of Bohm. Somedays he looks like an All-Star from the previous year or understands the game unlike any of the online critics.
Bohm has reduced the amount of errors this year and looks poised to be a better fielder entering his prime. It remains to be seen how he will fare hitting wise but so far Bohm has not let up.
He has consistently hit grounders into the outfield assuming, a base hit, and growing. He can certainly continue to grow. It is just a matter of time before Bohm extends his bat for home run opportunities.
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