The Offseason: 1/4/2021

Hi!

Welcome back from a little mini vacation here at The Good Phight. Not much has happened in the world of baseball, so you didn’t miss much. Plus, with the Eagles ending last night, there isn’t much in the way of spor—

Right, the Sixers. Sorry.

Seriously though, that is a team that is worth watching. Whatever end of the “trade Ben or don’t” part of the spectrum, right now that is a fun team to watch.

The Phillies are.....something. Blame it on the weather.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• The J.T. Realmuto saga is going to last a while folks. This thing is just getting started.
• Adam Morgan is headed to the Cubs on a minor league deal. We’ll miss him.
• Here are five questions for the Phillies as they begin the new year.

MLB news:

• Spring training is going to start on time ($), at least for now writes Evan Drellich from The Athletic.
• Here is more from The Athletic ($), this time thirty resolutions for the MLB teams.
• Phil Hughes has retired from the game.
• The Marlins added a left-hander to their pitching staff yesterday.

Rumor roundup:

• In this roundup, the Padres are trying to continue their exciting offseason by locking up their best player.
• Masahiro Tanaka might not even play in the major leagues next year if he doesn’t get his way.