Hittin' Season #770: Where Are the Phillies Going to Find Some Relief?

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🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 770 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins' Hall of Fame odds down the line, as well as who--and where--the Phillies may turn to in their search for further bullpen depth.

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0:00.0	From W.HYYY and Billy Penn, this is your Friday edition of Hittin Season of Philadelphia Phillies podcast.
0:27.0	My name is Justin Clue.
0:28.3	I write for baseball prospectus and Billy Penn.
0:31.0	With me is Liz Rocher of Yahoo Sports.
0:33.2	Hello, Liz.
0:34.5	Hello, Justin.
0:36.0	The clock ticks, the earth spins, and another reliever is off the board in David
0:41.2	Robertson, a guy who neither the Phillies nor their fans would have wanted to see, but he's
0:45.7	headed to Texas to join the Rangers regardless.
0:48.8	Larry Boas says Jimmy Rollins is a Hall of Famer.
0:51.2	Chase Sutley finished with 28.8% of Hall of Fame votes, meaning I guess 71.2% of Hall of Fame voters have never heard of Chase Sutley.
0:59.4	And in one month, we'll be talking about the Phillies being in Clearwater.
1:03.0	Midwinter check-in lives on a 70-degree day, a week after we saw a couple inches of snowfall in the Northeast.
1:10.1	Why isn't Chase Sutley in the Hall of Fame yet?
1:12.1	And is it because you didn't want it enough?
1:15.1	It definitely, I'm sure, is somehow related to me.
1:18.5	He said in the Hall of Fame yet because there's a big bunch of players
1:21.8	that sort of need to be cleared.
1:25.9	On Yahoo Sports.
1:28.4	Sports.com slash MLB,
1:30.5	I did a look ahead at the 2025 and beyond Hall of Fame ballots.
1:38.0	Chase Utley is going to have a chance starting in like 2026, 27,
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