Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

TempleFan22 wrote:Matt Gelb‏Verified account @MattGelb · 4m4 minutes ago
Klentak, who has not yet fielded questions from beat writers about offseason plans, stressed in this interview how important it is for Phillies to not forfeit draft picks through free-agent signings.

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

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SixerLed3 wrote:Former Phillies infielder Juan Castro is rejoining the team as Joe Girardi's infield coach.

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azrider wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

he was kinda slow to start off the season and really came on strong in the 2nd half. his defense tho, was a godsend. alfaro may have the physically stronger arm, but even that jt was superior and the rest of the game...

and a catcher scoring 92 runs? i guess probably mauer and posey did this, but probably never a phillies.

azrider wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

he was kinda slow to start off the season and really came on strong in the 2nd half. his defense tho, was a godsend. alfaro may have the physically stronger arm, but even that jt was superior and the rest of the game...

and a catcher scoring 92 runs? i guess probably mauer and posey did this, but probably never a phillies.

heyeaglefn wrote:I think some attributed the #$!&@ pitching to him like Catchers control everything.

azrider wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

he was kinda slow to start off the season and really came on strong in the 2nd half. his defense tho, was a godsend. alfaro may have the physically stronger arm, but even that jt was superior and the rest of the game...

and a catcher scoring 92 runs? i guess probably mauer and posey did this, but probably never a phillies.

MoBettle wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

I think some were surprised that he wasn't matching his 2018 hitting production through June but he obviously finished strong and got there eventually.

He's the least of our concerns obviously

swishnicholson wrote:

azrider wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

he was kinda slow to start off the season and really came on strong in the 2nd half. his defense tho, was a godsend. alfaro may have the physically stronger arm, but even that jt was superior and the rest of the game...

and a catcher scoring 92 runs? i guess probably mauer and posey did this, but probably never a phillies.

Plus Alfaro got off to a hot start before finishing up right about where you'd expect him too. Sometimes it's weird how people forget how baseball works.

Shore wrote:

MoBettle wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:It’s amazing some people weren’t happy with the JT during the season

yeah felt like people were expecting .330 and 40 hrs or something

I think some were surprised that he wasn't matching his 2018 hitting production through June but he obviously finished strong and got there eventually.

He's the least of our concerns obviously

Realmuto was excellent last year. His defense was other-wordly. His offense was outstanding for a catcher. I'm VERY glad we have him.

But, while he got his baseball-card numbers back to 2018 levels, he was doing it at CBP instead of Disneyland, so his OPS+ was way down, from 126 to 108 (and wRC+ was also 127 to 108). The reason people "expected .330 and 40 hrs" is because, in arguing for Realmuto, some posters focused only on his road numbers, as if that was predictive of what a full season of Realmuto would be in another park. And those road numbers were something like .320/.370/.520.

He remains a concern to me for 3 reasons: we paid a lot to get him, now we have to pay him a lot of money starting with his age-30 season, and to provide maximum value he has to play a lot at a position/age combo where playing a lot can negatively impact your performance. His performance between 2020 and say 2022 is NOT a concern, to be clear. And his defense alone is valuable, even if his hitting slipped.

That said, these next few years should be awesome, and hopefully Grullon gets a shot to replace Knapp, and can handle 40+ starts.

Grotewold wrote:Klentak was on WIP earlier today. Nothing earth shattering -- the most telling part was probably answering the Herrera question by touting Haseley and Quinn -- but he came off very reasonable and sharp imo

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Phred wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:

Phred wrote:Pivetta is going to break out this season and finally be the Cy Young Award candidate some have been expecting.

Not unless his fastball has suddenly developed movement.

It moves from his hand to the catcher's mitt really quickly!

Shortest distance between two points is a straight line. None of that inefficient movement.

MoBettle wrote:

TempleFan22 wrote:Matt Gelb‏Verified account @MattGelb · 4m4 minutes ago
Klentak, who has not yet fielded questions from beat writers about offseason plans, stressed in this interview how important it is for Phillies to not forfeit draft picks through free-agent signings.

Hamels and Didi it is

I know it's WIP and it was a fluff interview but it was sort of disappointing how they let him give a nothing answer about critiques re the farm system is with no follow up.

mtcal and JFLNYC wrote:i'm not sure there's a single host on wip worth knowing

MFP wrote:I'm pro-Grullon for the backup spot too but I think I saw some speculation the other day about Russell Martin due to his previous ties with Girardi.

According to baseball sources, the Phillies have received permission from the Washington Nationals to interview Joe Dillon for the job.

Dillon has served as the Nationals assistant hitting coach under Kevin Long for the last two seasons. Long had previously been New York Yankees hitting coach under Joe Girardi. Girardi was hired by the Phillies as manager last month and remains close to Long.

Dillon, 44, played in the majors with the Marlins, Brewers and Rays. He has gained recognition around the game for marrying new-age science with old-school principles in coaching hitters. Long, in fact, has called Dillon “the best assistant hitting coach in the baseball.” Anyone of that distinction, coming off a World Series title, would seem to be in line for advancement in the game. Maybe it will come with the Phillies. Stay tuned.