The waiting is the hardest part.
As the Phillies world anxiously counts down the minutes until an update on Andrew Painter’s sore elbow is offered, other players continue preparing for the 2023 season. Some of the team’s bigger stars are heading off to the World Baseball Classic, other veterans are getting their work in (and trying to avoid injury) while younger guys and fringe roster players are fighting for those very last spots on the 26-man.
We’ve seen about two weeks of fake games thus far and the early returns appear good, despite a 5-6 record.