The Philadelphia Phillies have made another minor league move, this time releasing a former first round draft pick.
' schedule where they got multiple days off sandwiched around their London series that took place over the weekend, they are back stateside getting ready for the dog days of summer.
With the Phillies getting off to such a great start, they have given themselves the luxury of holding a nine game lead over their archrivalThere's been no indication that will happen, though, as everyone in the clubhouse is focused on their singular goal of playing elite baseball on their way to winning a World Series.before July 30, but the positions they're going to target will largely depend on how the current players on this team perform.
Unfortunately, the right-hander struggled during his 16 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 6.45 ERA across 22.1 innings pitched while allowing a .277 opponent's batting average.in 2015 out of high school and was immediately considered one of the best prospects in their pipeline, being ranked No. 2 the very next year. He dropped off a bit over the next few seasons, but was inside their Top 5 until 2019 when he was sixth.
He got his shot at the bigs in 2020 and 2021, but couldn't stick after he allowed 21 total earned runs across his 11 appearances. The Phillies must not have seen the improvement they were hoping for this year and decided to move on as they have some other interesting prospects in their farm system who have played well.Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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