2024 Phillies Thread
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I commented on Michael Mercado in a couple of Spring Training posts. He is the callup with Walker going on the IL. He will remind you a lot of Brogdon; tall glass of water. He never developed in the Rays system which was a concern, but he threw it well all spring and he caught my interest. Had good #’s in LHV. I’d have to go back to the spring scorebook, but off memory he had a lot of bright moments when called on.
Phillies fans are ruining All-Star voting according to this article. MLB made the rules so it is what it is. Much of what he writes is true though. For example, Rojas shouldn't be anywhere near the top 20 let alone being at #7.
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Phils turn rare 1-3-5 triple play, 1st since 1929
The Phillies turned a rare triple play to snuff out a possible Tigers rally in the third inning Monday night.
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So there was a number of posts earlier in the season about the Phils not being very good against teams playing above .500. With baseball, it's always better to let things play out a bit before jumping to conclusions.
Some general stats:
AL teams playing > .500: 7 (out of 15)
NL teams playing > .500: 6 (out of 15)
A closer look at how those teams are doing, record wise, and against teams above 500:
So if you look at those 7 teams, only 2 of them (the Orioles and the Guardians) have really good records against teams playing above .500. And we're not quite to the half-way point of the season, so there's a lot of baseball to be played, and the above stats will change.
The Phillies are 15-9 against teams that are above .500. For less than half a season of data, I think they're doing just fine against the better teams.
Some general stats:
AL teams playing > .500: 7 (out of 15)
NL teams playing > .500: 6 (out of 15)
A closer look at how those teams are doing, record wise, and against teams above 500:
| Team | Season Record | Record against >.500 Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Phillies | 52-26 | 15-9 |
| Braves | 43-33 | 12-15 |
| Brewers | 46-33 | 17-17 |
| Cardinals | 40-37 | 12-15 |
| Dodgers | 49-31 | 15-9 |
| Padres | 42-41 | 18-16 |
| Yankees | 52-28 | 22-17 |
| Orioles | 49-29 | 24-14 |
| Red Sox | 43-36 | 13-23 |
| Guardians | 50-26 | 18-9 |
| Twins | 43-35 | 12-21 |
| Royals | 43-37 | 13-21 |
| Mariners | 45-36 | 14-19 |
So if you look at those 7 teams, only 2 of them (the Orioles and the Guardians) have really good records against teams playing above .500. And we're not quite to the half-way point of the season, so there's a lot of baseball to be played, and the above stats will change.
The Phillies are 15-9 against teams that are above .500. For less than half a season of data, I think they're doing just fine against the better teams.
Saw that! Travel weekend to Purdue for me though. They never time these things during the bye week!
