Phillies GM Revisited

Of the two veteran additions to the rotation, the re-signed Hellickson has an acceptable result: 5-2 with a 4.28 ERA. But while he provided five solid outings in April, he had only one for May with two clunkers. However, those two starts will be less concerning if he has another one or two strong performances. But keep in mind, when July arrives, he’ll still interest some suitors.

Like 2016, the other experienced hurler on the five-man staff is on the disabled list with only a minimal chance of returning. And because Clay Buchholz had a 7.20 ERA after his first appearance and an increase to a 12.27 ERA following his second, most fans do not prefer a third outing. On the plus side, he apologized to his teammates for getting injured.

Listening this time to his friend in the right field stands, the second guy blurted out how he believes Nick Pivetta will outpitch Buchholz. He was horrible. If he comes back, it’ll be too soon. Yeah, the Phillies have many young arms who’ll do better.

"NICE CATCH:       “This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says, “You like baseball?” I said, “Oh, man, I love baseball.” So he goes “Did you know that if Jesus had played ball, he’d have been the greatest ball player ever?” Like I’m gonna argue with that logic. So I sat there for a second, and then I said, “Did you know that if Babe Ruth had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?” He left.” – Bill Engvall"