Interesting that Berrios, who has been pumping fastball/sinkers all game, starts Duran with slurve, changeup, cutter and another slurve. Attempting to give a different look a third time through?
I feel like that Lukes slide is one of those that might not even have been legal pre rule change. You either slide hard into the bag or you keep your hands to yourself. Throwing out your arm and blocking his leg on the throw is textbook interference.
Berrios doesn't have a single whiff this game (lol), but in his defense he's been like 75% fastball/sinker and is battling the cold. Grinding us through 5 relatively stress free innings.
Romano has had a rough start to his Phillies tenure. Average fastball velo is 94.5 - down 2 mph from last season, swinging strike rate far below his career average. Touched up by the Dodgers yesterday.
4 IP
6 K
4 BB
1 HBP
1 HR
15.75 ERA/6.46 xERA
7.09 FIP/4.98 xFIP
There's quite a bit of money coming off the books at the end of 2025 and then again in 2026. If Gimenez slides over to SS (assuming Bo is as good as gone) and we can develop a starting pitcher (or three) it would mitigate the losses and give us some breathing room to use the payroll efficiently to round out the rest of the roster.