Rise and Phight: 12/16/2022

Rumblings out of the Bronx

By Ethan Witte@ethan_witte Dec 16, 2022, 7:00am EST

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We should try and have a good weekend. That’s all I got.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

The Phillies haven’t produced a lot of hitters from their minor league system lately. They hope to change that with new leadership.
For the Phillies, there are winners and losers on the team for the offseason thus far. Here is a guess at who they are.
The time is now for the Phillies to re-sign Aaron Nola (they aren’t wrong).

The Yankees are deciding that they want to be the Yankees, signing Carlos Rodon to a six year, $162 million deal.
There is another slugger out of Japan, one younger and better than Yoshida, that is coming in 2024.
Adam Frazier has a new home, signing for one season to be in Baltimore. Maybe this is “liftoff” for the team.
So, one team decides that they have a strategy for signing players to help their team and bottom line, and MLB might put a stop to it?