August 13, 201610 yr Its gonna guarantee we sign A-Rod I should add that of course A-Rod has to want to sign here. There is a possibility he doesn't, can't know yet. Can't imagine why he wouldn't want to though.
August 13, 201610 yr I should add that of course A-Rod has to want to sign here. There is a possibility he doesn't, can't know yet. Can't imagine why he wouldn't want to though. I can name a few reasons
August 13, 201610 yr How can an injury that was day-to-day end up being this bad? Seemed day to day at the time because they thought it was just a regular ankle sprain. Then they realized it was a high ankle sprain and that actually takes longer to heal so this isn't actually out of the ordinary. I've heard eight weeks recovery and that's what its looking like with Bour. So it seems worse because the initial prognosis was wrong. Gerardo Parra of the Rockies just recently got back from the same injury and he had similar setbacks and delays in his recovery.
August 13, 201610 yr Phillies manager Pete Mackanin says teams looking for offensive upgrades should pay attention to what Ryan Howard has done lately, Corey Seidman of CSNPhilly.com writes. “If I were a playoff team, I’d take notice,” says Mackanin. “What [Howard] did tonight is something he’s capable of doing, either as a DH or a pinch-hitter off the bench. He’s just swinging the bat, coming up with big hits.” That sounds like just a bit of salesmanship regarding a player who’s still hitting just .195/.244/.435, although Howard hit fairly well in July and is 10-for-20 with three home runs so far in August. The Phillies would also presumably be willing to take on some of the approximately $16MM remaining on Howard’s contract (including his $10MM 2017 buyout). As Seidman notes, though, there aren’t many obvious fits for Howard on contenders’ rosters.
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