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Matt Winkelman

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Cats, phillies prospects, hopefully less unhinged rants. He/Him. I write things at https://philliesminorthoughts.com/ / @philliesminorthoughts.com

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · Mar 25

New season, new pinned post:
Depth Chart - docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Org Roster - docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Pitch Tracking - docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Top Prospects - philliesminorthoughts.com/phillies-202...
Weekly/Monthly Recaps - philliesminorthoughts.com/scouting-rep...

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 6h

Wheeler should be back in the spring, you still have Sanchez, Nola, and Luzardo with Painter potentially joining them and much of a bullpen headlined by Duran. At minimum you have Turner and Harper. Like that is very close just on its own

Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 7h

I think Kyle is back, I think they try to do JT for like 2 more because the catching market sucks. I think Ranger and Bader find more money elsewhere and they move off of Nick. Then you see what you can do

Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 7h

Not to pivot too hard into offseason mode, but they need to start developing these guys. I don’t think Kerkering is broken, but you need more out there and you need more velocity and stuff. There is real work to be done.

mattiebuddy.bsky.social @mattiebuddy.bsky.social · 7h

Gonna need a few bullpen arms now too. Can’t go into another season with just Duran you can trust back there. Especially with Orion who likely needs a change of scenery, you’ve got zero right handers back there outside of the closer

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 7h

I think it really depends, I am going to say 2, I just think Stott is fine for what he is, and if you get an actual compliment to him, LF Brandon Marsh is a really valuable player. Bohm feels like the lever they want to pull

dcs245.bsky.social @dcs245.bsky.social · 7h

How many of Marsh, Bohm, and Stott do you think are back? Feel free to answer with a fraction only

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

Oh yeah, there will be real changes, but like Trea Turner was a MVP candidate, even down Bryce is good, and the pitching and pitching infrastructure is very good

Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

They are going to keep spending. I assume now or later they will lock Luzardo up, Sanchez is on a great contract. The cupboard isn’t empty and they have a motivated owner and President

jaypb08.bsky.social @jaypb08.bsky.social · 8h

Everyone seems to be calling this the end of a window for this group due to contracts and age - do you think 2026 and beyond will be a transition period, or do you think they'll stay just as competitive?

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

9 months ago the Dodgers got Sasaki and then signed a bunch of guys (who mostly failed) and every talked about them as this unstoppable juggernaut. They weren’t healthy until now and the Phillies out scores them in the series and went toe to toe in the losses

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

Did they collapse? In 4 games they faced Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow. They didn’t get shut down by Manaea, Severino, Senga, and Quintana here.

Jason @couj.bsky.social · 8h

“No one wants to hear it”.

I’m tired of this cop out excuse. Three years in a row they have collapsed. I want shake ups because this roster isn’t it.

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Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah, it hurts, but like I am not embarrassed by them.

Matt Winkelman @mattwinkelman.bsky.social · 8h

No one wants to hear it, but they are good team and they will be back again next year with some changes. Mourn the 2025 season all you want, but the franchise isn’t done.