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Badness. All around.

By Ethan Witte@ethan_witte Feb 18, 2022, 7:00am EST

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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the weekend. Which means baseball isn’t getting here anytime soon. I’m sorry for the depressing news.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

Preston Mattingly spoke to reporters yesterday, touting a lot what he is changing with the player development program.
Pinch hitting is something that really must improve for the team in 2022 ($), something Kevin Long is looking at.

MLB news:

MLB and the MLBPA met for 15 minutes yesterday where a new offer was put out by the players. The owners set a deadline to start the season on time ($).
Eric Kay was found guilty of all counts in the Tyler Skaggs trial.
One question that the Skaggs trial has brought to light is just how prevalent opiods are in the major leagues ($).
Juan Soto turned down a big extension offer from the Nationals. Here’s why he is worth more than what they were offering.