Daily News | Small thoughts about big things: Tender elbows, quarterback contracts, and the Sixers
You’ve heard of speaking something into existence. Well, there’s a sports-writing equivalent, and you may have read it last Friday when some ding-dong decided to spend 1,000 words laying out the case for putting a 19-year-old kid on the Phillies Opening Day roster.
We’re still waiting on the official diagnosis on Painter’s prized right arm. That usually isn’t a good thing. But, then, teenagers usually aren’t pushing 100 miles per hour on the radar gun while contending for a spot on a big league roster. It behooves everybody to err on the side of extreme caution. The Phillies, Painter, Scott Boras — a lot of people have a lot at stake when a pitcher is this talented and this young.
If Painter does indeed miss an extended period of time, it won’t be an indictment of the Phillies’ decision to put him on the fast track to the majors. Dave Dombrowski is doing the right thing with his assertive handling of young players. Development has an important place in the game of baseball. At some point, though, the only thing left to do is find out. Whenever he gets back on a mound, Painter will still be at that point.
Compare Hurts to someone like Justin Herbert, who is also extension-eligible this offseason. Herbert will enter negotiations with $26.7 million in career earnings, compared with $4.6 million for Hurts. It would be a special man who isn’t aware of that $22 million shortfall, particularly given what Hurts accomplished last season.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Signs point to center Dewayne Dedmon making his Sixers debut on SaturdayThe reserve center was upgraded to questionable with left hip soreness ahead of the Sixers' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday
Weiterlesen »
Sixers rally late for 133-130 victory, snap Milwaukee Bucks’ 16-game winning streakLed by James Harden, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers emerged from a small slump of their own and captured a big win against an Eastern Conference foe.
Weiterlesen »
Sixers overcome 18-point deficit to end Bucks' 16-game win streakThe Milwaukee Bucks' 16-game win streak is over, and it wasn't for lack of opportunity.
Weiterlesen »
Dewayne Dedmon is ready to get to work for Sixers team that needed himThis isn’t the first time the Sixers acquired a center late in the season to provide depth. The 10th-year veteran, though, brings much-needed postseason experience.
Weiterlesen »
Sixers vs. Bucks takeaways: Joel Embiid and James Harden make history, Georges Niang overcomes slumpHarden and Embiid became the first pair of teammates since Otis Birdsong and Phil Ford of the Kansas City Kings to score 30 points and 10 assists in the same game.
Weiterlesen »
The Irony of the Sixers' Massive Comeback Win Over the BucksThe Sixers certainly didn't put it all together Saturday night, but they came back for a tremendous road win over the Eastern Conference-leading Bucks.
Weiterlesen »