Hittin' Season #911: The Good and Bad of the Phillies' Max Kepler

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

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Sports, News, Phillies, Philadelphia, Baseball, Sports News

4.7 • 693 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the six players the Phillies were able to avoid arbitration with this winter, as well as team's recently debuted 2024 video yearbook, "Chasing Greatness." Then, Leo Morgenstern of FanGraphs talks about Max Kepler's deal with the Phillies and what role he could play in 2025.

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0:00.0	Breaking ball and a call. Strike three. Third strike out for Zach. He's going to just watch it go. A grand slam for Bryson Stott.
0:10.0	And there's a high fly ball. Deep right field. Hopper watches it fly.
0:26.5	From W.HYY and Billy Penn, this is Hittin' season of Philadelphia Phillies podcast.
0:30.1	My name is Justin Clue, and I write for Baseball Perspectus.
0:32.4	With me is Liz Rocher of Yahoo Sports.
0:33.2	Hello, Liz.
0:34.6	That's me and Liz.
0:34.9	Hello.
0:36.4	Happy Friday.
0:41.1	Later, we're going to talk a bit with Leo Morgan Stern from Fangraphs about his recent article and lingering thoughts on the Philly's newest outfielder, Max Kepler.
0:45.2	We have talked more about Max Kepler than anyone else.
0:49.4	Probably than he needs to be talked about.
0:51.6	Really a whole lot.
0:53.0	I'm just, I think I'm out there looking for a Max Kepler take I can latch on to,
0:57.7	like a parasite without a host.
0:59.8	I'm just, I'm just a little exposed here.
1:01.8	And I'm looking.
1:02.3	I mean, keep floating, man, because it's Max Kepler.
1:04.6	I don't know why we're all looking so deep.
1:06.9	Because we were expecting more.
1:09.1	And he is not more.
1:10.7	No. because we were expecting more, and he is not more, unless he is, which he might be the thing that they wanted him to be.
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