TGP news and notes: 3/12/2021

The Phillies yesterday took another loss, struggling to score runs against Gerrit Cole and the Yankees. That’s not unusual because Cole was pumping near 100 on the gun his whole outing which is really hard to hit. Aaron Nola was average in his start, not knowing that the wind in Clearwater yesterday was akin to the same winds we remember from Hurricane Sandy. It happens, but there is still nothing to worry about.

We can just put the season to bed now and save ourselves the heartbreak of watching. See you in 2022!

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• In his postgame press conference, Joe Girardi gave an update on J.T. Realmuto and it was all good news.
• The beginning schedule for the Phillies will see them start right away with testing themselves against the best in the division.
• We know who Sam Fuld is, but we don’t really know who he is. Here is a nice profile on the new general manager.

MLB news:

• The allegations against Yasiel Puig are going to cloud whether or not he returns to baseball.
• All those rules changes MLB was considering will be tested in the minor leagues in 2021. #bantheshift
• Of all the teams that won their division, which one is most likely to not repeat in 2021?