OT: Philadelphia Phillies (MLB): 2017 Season Part II

[JojoTheWhale]

One game, etc etc. I'm still confused as to how we ended up here.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah it's confusing. 3B, CF, or LF would make more sense.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Gary Sanchez should sit for a while for throwing multiple sucker punches in that brawl today.

 

[whitstifier]

Gary Sanchez should sit for a while for throwing multiple sucker punches in that brawl today.

It's hilarious that the biggest story is Sanchez and he was even playing, right?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

It's hilarious that the biggest story is Sanchez and he was even playing, right?

He was the DH initially but had to catch after Romine got tossed for fighting with Cabrera. He got plunked earlier in the game after hitting a home run which started everything.

 

[Jack Straw]

Is Rhys Hoskins for real? Jeez.

 

[FLYguy3911]

That was high.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Unreal.

 

[Magua]

I saw Hoskins would bat and turned it on just for him. Not disappointed.

So much for just hitting gimme fastballs. Wasn't even a bad change. Was low and out of the zone and he had to one knee it practically.

 

[FLYguy3911]

The Major League baseball is a powerful thing.

 

[zarley zelepukin]

Honestly it seems like there are more young, talented hitters on the ML roster now than there are at any of the affiliates, which is nice for a change. This offseason might be a good time to use the system's depth to bolster the starting rotation for next year.

 

[Jack Straw]

WOW. Does this stand?

 

[Jack Straw]

The legend of Rhys Hoskins continues to grow

 

[Jack Straw]

Baseball is such a weird game.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Lmfao. Deja Vu.

 

[Jack Straw]

Oh look. Rhys Hoksins hits another HR.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Could have been ROY if he got called up sooner.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

I don't follow baseball all that much, was always a sport I enjoyed playing more than I enjoyed watching or following, so I would say that my ability to evaluate players is fairly rudimentary; is Rhys Hoskins legit? Does he have the potential to be a superstar player or is this more of an anomaly/flash in the pan situation?

 

[Jack Straw]

I don't follow baseball all that much, was always a sport I enjoyed playing more than I enjoyed watching or following, so I would say that my ability to evaluate players is fairly rudimentary; is Rhys Hoskins legit? Does he have the potential to be a superstar player or is this more of an anomaly/flash in the pan situation?

He has a real nice swing and a good approach at the plate. Unlike say, Dom Brown, who had a hole in his swing big enough to drive a truck through.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Potential to be a superstar hitter but first baseman by nature don't provide a lot of value defensively or on the bases so he's not going to be Mike Trout or anything.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Hoskins is a ****ing beast. God ****ing damn.

 

[Protest]

Potential to be a superstar hitter but first baseman by nature don't provide a lot of value defensively or on the bases so he's not going to be Mike Trout or anything.

Thats cool, I'll still take Joey Votto as the consolation prize.

 

[deadhead]

Hoskins struggled for one month at Williamsport, then hit at every level, home and away, the next three years. He's been underrated b/c he's a RH 1B and a 5th rd pick out of college.

He's not going to maintain this pace, but yes, he's for real, he's going to be at the center of the lineup well into the next decade.

As he's shown in LF, he's a better athlete than expected, he could actually be a credible LF with an offseason to work on routes and picking up the ball off the bat, but 1B is his future given the OFs in the system (though Derrick Hall might change that if he rises rapidly next season).

 

[CoutseysCorner92]

Hernandez 2B
Kingery 3B
Herrera CF
Hoskins 1B
Williams LF
Altherr RF
Galvis SS
Alfaro C

Herrera CF
Kingery 2B
Altherr RF
Hoskins 1B
Williams LF
Franco 3B
Galvis SS
Alfaro C

are both good looking opening day 2018 lineups! Expecting one of Franco, Cesar, Freddy to be traded. Would be nice to land a top of the rotation starter

 

[Rebels57]

Hernandez 2B
Kingery 3B
Herrera CF
Hoskins 1B
Williams LF
Altherr RF
Galvis SS
Alfaro C

Herrera CF
Kingery 2B
Altherr RF
Hoskins 1B
Williams LF
Franco 3B
Galvis SS
Alfaro C

are both good looking opening day 2018 lineups! Expecting one of Franco, Cesar, Freddy to be traded. Would be nice to land a top of the rotation starter

You forgot Bryce Harper