Anthony Rendon signed with the Angels Wednesday night on a seven-year deal worth $245 million. That amounts to $35 million a year, a higher AAV than both Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who joined the Phils and Padres last season following high-profile free agency periods.
It was the third straight day a Scott Boras player locked in a monolithic deal, a total of more than $800 million dollars now in offseason contracts this week alone:
Anthony and Bob discuss the Didi Gregorius signing and where it leaves the Phillies after an aggressive start to the offseason.
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This had been rumored for some time because of the Joe Girardi connection, but now it looks like it’s going down, as Yung Joc once said:
Joel Sherman on it first:
#Phillies are in agreement with Didi Gregorius
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 10, 2019
And this guy says it’s a one-year deal with the 29-year-old short stop:
Phillies have reached agreement with Didi Gregorius on a 1-year deal.
— Sweeny Murti (@YankeesWFAN) December 10, 2019
Kevin, Bob, Russ, and Anthony preview the Giants game, look ahead to a potential playoff matchup against Seattle/San Francisco, the best case scenario for change, and more. The guys then react to the Phillies’ signing of Zack Wheeler and the Sixers’ recent run. Plus, a pair of Mt. Rushmores: Worst Bowl Game Names and Pro Wrestling Factions.
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Anthony and Russ break down the Flyers’ recent 2-1 stretch and react to the loss of Travis Konecny. They then compare the mentality of this season’s team vs. years prior. The guys also discuss Kevin Hayes’ appearance on a national show and his comments on the off-season Frank Seravalli report on Snow The Goalie. They finish up with a five star review and a look at the week ahead.
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Much like Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, pitcher Stephen Strasburg is not leaving.
The free agent right hander reached a new deal to stay with the Washington Nationals:
Get hyped for your 5-7 Philadelphia Eagles as they host the 2-10 New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Eli Manning returns to Philadelphia in what should be a barn burner, an instant classic between two NFC East behemoths.
New Phillies manager Joe Girardi will make you want to run through a wall, or headbutt your neighbor, or whatever quirky line we’re now using when writing these kinds of stories:
There is no scorching hot stove news from baseball’s winter meetings yet this morning, but worry not because we have some very exciting stuff here.
Nike is now producing MLB uniforms, and we’re getting our first look at what the Phillies will be rocking this upcoming season. Behold this beauty, courtesy of Phillies Nation’s Tim Kelly:
Today the 94 WIP Morning Show hung up twice on Lenny Dykstra, first during an argument with Angelo Cataldi and the second time after an exchange with Ray Didinger, who was in the studio with the regular crew.
The subject of the latter spat was $7,000 that Didinger claims he’s owed by Nails, after writing two stories for his magazine, The Player, at some point in the past.
Obviously that situation remains unresolved, and if I had to go out on a limb here, I’d say Ray is probably never getting that money. I’d also like to know how I can be paid* $3,500 per story, so if you’ve got a lead, let me know.
But anyway, Ray does the best radio show on WIP right now, weekend mid-mornings alongside Glen Macnow, and today Glen shared an article he originally wrote a few years ago titled “Philly’s biggest sports creep? That’s easy, it’s Lenny Dykstra.“
In the piece he tells this story:
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