Rise and Phight: 12/30/2022

Boy, there is precious little baseball news right. This isn’t quite a COVID-type lull in the action (that was brutal), but I wouldn’t mind something big happening here. I guess we’ll just have to wait until the new year.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• Nothing like a little local writer submitting his Hall of Fame ballot to get some people riled up.

MLB news:

• The Padres have signed a shortstop while employing two and an outfielder while employing three (maybe four). That means they might be looking to deal someone.
• Ten umpires are retiring this offseason, the most in quite a while. Don’t worry though - Angel Hernandez plans to keep plugging away.
• Take an end of the year quiz today! If you missed this one, you can always try this quiz as well. NO ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS!