On Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 6-0 at PNC Park.
They now have a 2-0 lead in the series with the finale on Sunday.
Phillies Sign 4-Year Player
Also on Saturday, the Phillies signed Kirby Snead to a Minor League deal (via MLB.com).
The 31-year-old last pitched in the MLB during the 2024 season.
He is coming off a year where he went 0-3 with a 1.80 ERA in 37 Independent League games.
Snead’s MLB Career
Snead was picked in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB Draft.
He spent his rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays.
After the Blue Jays, Snead played two seasons (61 games) for the Oakland Athletics.
Following the Athletics, Snead spent his most recent MLB season with the Seattle Mariners.
Over 79 career games, he has gone 2-4 with a 5.09 ERA.
The Mariners wrote (via X) on May 10, 2024: “Today, we honored Mr. 1,000th Mariner Kirby Snead, with a special pregame ceremony, including some familiar faces: @BuckyJacobsen, @charliefurbush, Danny Farquhar and @KNegs17.”
Snead will be worth keeping an eye on, as he could earn himself a shot with the Phillies if he does well with the IronPigs (in Triple-A).
Phillies Right Now
After a miserable start to the year, the Phillies have turned things around in a big way.
They are now 23-23 in 46 games, which has them as the second-place team in the National League East.
Over their last ten games, the Phillies have gone 7-3.
Jeff Kerr of 97.3 ESPN FM wrote: “The #Phillies are .500 and won a series against a team with a winning record. They are the 1st team since the 2001 Athletics to reach .500 this early in the season after being 10 games under .500. The A’s were 8-18 after 26 games and reached the .500 mark in 44 games. Phillies reached it in 46 games after a 9-19 start.”
They are the 1st team since the 2001 Athletics to reach .500 this early in the season after being 10 games under .500.
The A’s were 8-18 after 26 games and reached the .500 mark in 44 games.
The Phillies have made the MLB playoffs in each of the previous four seasons, reaching the World Series in 2022.
Philadelphia Phillies Sign 4-Year MLB Player To Organization