• @IronpigsWizard
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    310 months ago

    That’s way too much money. They must have a lot of faith in their current pitching prospects.

    • @jeffwOPM
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      210 months ago

      I’m more concerned about how long the contract is. No way he’ll be the same pitcher at 37 that he is at 30.

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Yeah I am surprised at the length too. Thought that was the main sticking point and that the Phillies wanted something like 4 - 5 years.

      • @IronpigsWizard
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        10 months ago

        The Ryan Howard experience, pitcher version.

        Guess that means they plan on him being a semi-permanent jersey seller too. Maybe the pitching staff is seeing something else there that could be developed, not so sure myself.

        That being said, Griff Mcgarry kinda fell apart as a prospect, IMO. Mick Abel started and lost his first triple A game, which kept the Ironpigs out of the Triple A championship. Andrew Painter is IR/disabled until 2025 as per tommy johns surgery. An love Jose Alvarado, but when he gets spooked/nervous, he starts to lose control and throwing balls.

        This is a long winded way of saying, might not be who we want, but who we need.

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