Weekend Rumblings - News for August 5, 2018
Phillips didn’t reach 104 mph during his defensive performance on Thursday, but it included a 100.1 mph throw to nail Chicago’s Leury García at home plate in the fifth inning. It left Phillips joking about his arm strength in the moments after a 6-4 loss to the White Sox.
“That’s my changeup,” he said.
In truth, Phillips said, he does not put much stock in the veracity of Statcast readings. (“I think those Statcasts are wrong anyway,” he said.) But one week after being acquired in a three-player trade that sent third baseman Mike Moustakas to Milwaukee, he has made one thing clear: His right arm is as strong as advertised.