Rise and Phight: 9/8/2023

Miami is coming into town today and it looks like the Phillies are catching a break. Sandy Alcantara and Jorge Soler might be done for the season, so they’ll miss them both. Alcantara has been a thorn in the team’s side for a while now and it feels like Soler has hit at least 88 home runs against the Phillies this season.

It’s kind of a big deal.

On to the links.

Phillies news:

• We already knew it, but the outside world sometimes needs reminding that hey, Trea Turner is still good at playing baseball.
• As the team continues their playoff push, Zack Wheeler is keeping on being the Ace that they need him to be.
• Seranthony Dominguez has started simply attacking hitters these days. It’s about time.

MLB news:

• Is it possible to fix the waiver wire rules so that what the Angels did cannot happen again? A discussion.
• Another top prospect is coming up as Texas is calling up Evan Carter.
• You may have missed it like I did, but MLB is changing its automatic strike zone in AAA parks to address concerns.