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It was just a procedural move to allow him to spend a couple extra days with his newborn: https://dodgersnation.com/dodgers-news-evan-phillips-expected-to-rejoin-team-in-pittsburgh-today/2023/04/25/

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45 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Little Yaz hit a walk off home for the Giants.

How Sweet Caroline would it be to have him occasionally sock it to the Red Sox as our 4th outfielder, following in the legacy of the Mandino and Matusz.

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1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

He's versatile, he's got some pop.  I like Stevie.  But maybe I should have said I'd rather have Little Yaz rather than Smith.  

Yes, Smith has certainly collapsed after an exciting beginning. Fortunately, we have plenty of time to see if he can pull out of it--and very little need, considering the wealth of corner OF options that should be available soon enough.

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6 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Yes, Smith has certainly collapsed after an exciting beginning. Fortunately, we have plenty of time to see if he can pull out of it--and very little need, considering the wealth of corner OF options that will should be available.

Well, Stewart needs some at bats.  We'll see.  

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2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

He's versatile, he's got some pop.  I like Stevie.  But maybe I should have said I'd rather have Little Yaz rather than Smith.  

Me too. I was surprised we let him go really. It's even more frustrating that Tyler Herb hasn't done squat in Norfolk and hasn't done much of anything noteworthy since 2017 while Yastrzemski had an .801 OPS at AAA that year. Just the pedigree alone should have earned him a good look here. He tore it up in AAA immediately after the trade and is doing a hell of a lot better than Smith. We may not have even signed Broxton at all. Oh well, nothing we can do about it now. Just another bad deal, but can't blame the previous administration for this one.

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9 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Little Yaz is holding his own.  I'd rather have him than Stevie.  Even though I like Stevie.  

Why does it have to be Stevie vs Yaz. We didn’t even give even give little yaz a chance last year. The giants are going with little Yaz over Rickard. Rickard got every chance out there to do something here. 

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3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

It was stated that he is still working on his cutter and curve ball but went almost exclusively with the fastball and split yesterday.  Gotta love it.

The guy is what 28 years old?  He has probably been pitching since he was 7.  He went to a top D1 school and came through a minor league system.  My point is he has had top coaches working with him, probably since he was in his early teens.  If he hasn't come up with an effective breaking pitch at this point I wouldn't hold my breath that he eventually will.

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