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According to my sources, MLB teams are actively evaluating a return for Franmil Reyes, with a deal in the $30–40M range over 3–4 years in play — whether back in MLB or staying in Nippon Professional Baseball. NPB clubs view his bat as a rare, near-generational profile. The hot start of bats like Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto reset expectations around elite power production in Japan — reinforcing how valuable true middle-of-the-order impact has become in that environment. Reyes fits that mold with a different level of physicality and a proven track record — including multiple 30+ HR seasons across MLB and NPB — which is why evaluators see a profile that translates across both markets. -#FranmilReyes

Adolis Garcia’s homer would not have been a homer in 21 of 30 ballparks, most notably that place he used to play in Texas. This is a big part of why it feels he might get back to some of those home run numbers of the past

People are not talking nearly enough about DTF St. Louis. What a show

Good sinker from Orion Kerkering to pick up a strikeout looking in a clean inning for Lehigh Valley. Kerkering up to 97 in the inning

Please teach him to play outfield.

What was the No. 1 MLB team on TV last season? The Phillies, at least based on local TV ratings. inquirer.com/phillies/cole-…

Cristopher Sanchez threw 27 changeups on Opening Day 7 swinging strikes 3 called strikes 5 foul balls 1 ground out .000 BAA when throwing the changeup #Phillies

After going 0-for-5, 4 K in today's win, James Wood now has a 40.0% strikeout rate -- 123 K in 307 PA -- since July 4 of last season, spanning 71 games. That's the highest strikeout rate in MLB over that span.

Cam Jurgens on his 2025 back injury: "That Super Bowl we won, I mean, I had a herniated disc, and then right before the playoffs, my disc broke off and got wrapped around my sciatic nerve, so it was just like suffocating my leg, Jurgens said. "It was hard to walk, I don't know how I was playing. It was easily the worst month of my life, but then also kind of the best month of my life because we won the Super Bowl." (Via @BussinWTB)

The end is near.

CRISTOPHER SÁNCHEZ, TAKE A BOW. The Phillies ace was on fire today, striking out 10 over six scoreless innings. His changeup was on a whole other level today. Wow.

The #Phillies announced they have selected the contracts of Justin Crawford and Christian Cairo — both are on the 40-man roster. Cairo is heading to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Garrett Stubbs was DFA’d.

Justin Crawford will be the youngest OF to start for the #Phillies on Opening Day since 1972. 22 years, 72 days old.

FanDuel** take my money like your supposed to

No FanDual I do not want to enroll in responsible gambling

The elephant in the room: There is a chance that both Lane and Landon retire next year. Throw in the possibility of another Jurgens regression, uncertainty at RG, and we’re suddenly looking at 4 massive holes in our O-Line Seeing a ton of “fun” 1st round predictions but there’s a high probability that we draft OL here. Not to mention a GM who’s known to build in the trenches with 4, top 100 picks at our disposal to fill positions like Safety (deep class), later on.

Scott Kingery has made the Cubs Opening Day roster.

Charlie Morton, pre-PHI: -1.0 bWAR, 4.54 ERA, 1.44 WHIP & 6.3 K/9 in 875.2 IP Charlie Morton, post-PHI: 19.2 WAR, 3.86 ERA, 1.25 WHIP & 10.3 K/9 in 1374.2 IP Phillies saw the vision, only got four starts out of him and then gave up on the vision.

#MahershalaAli has joined Season 2 of HBO’s “Task” in a leading role: • Ali will star opposite returning lead Mark Ruffalo in the crime drama, which is currently in pre-production • He will play Eddie Barnes, “a seasoned and well-respected DEA agent in Philadelphia whose team comes into conflict with Tom’s unit” wp.me/pc8uak-1lH3mJ

What are we like a month from the Epstein files going public and yet seems like we are already over it?