Major League Baseball announced Friday that it will be suspending Kepler for 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance called Epitrenbolone.
Let’s have a little rampant speculation run amok here. Let’s say that the Phillies are actually able to push this one over the goal line and sign Bo Bichette.
It’s the weekend and that means NFL playo— I mean, we can sit around and wait for more rumors of how the meeting with Bo Bichette went. That’s easily the most important thing that is happening in Philadelphia sports this weekend.
During the Philadelphia Phillies’ offseason, the team made its intentions very clear. They needed star players Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto, who were entering free agency, to re-sign.
Outfielder Max Kepler, currently a free agent, has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
Major League Baseball announced today that free agent outfielder Max Kepler has received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
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Last season, the Phillies had a plan for their starting rotation. They would start with Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez, Aaron Nola, Ranger Suarez and Jesus Luzardo all part of the group to begin the year as the core five, but their superprospect would join them in due time.
It seems that Dave Dombrowski and the Phillies may have another big move up their sleeves after all, as Matt Gelb of the Athletic reported yesterday that the team will have a meeting with free agent infielder Bo Bichette.
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Well, Friday is here again. Some Fridays are slow news days. Not this one. Lots happened. Well, technically this post is being written on Thursday, which was the actual day where lots happened.
MLB.com writer Mike Petriello ranked the Philadelphia Phillies as the team that needs free agent outfielder Kyle Tucker the most. Petriello writes the Phillies current outfield projects to rank 27th out of the 30 major league outfields heading into the season.
According to a report from Matt Gelb and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies will be meeting with free agent infielder Bo Bichette.
The Bo Bichette market apparently has a new entrant. Matt Gelb, Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark of The Athletic report that the Phillies have scheduled a meeting with the free agent infielder and his representatives at Vayner Sports that will take place within the next few days.
The MLB free agency frenzy has slowed down a bit, but big names such as Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman and Bo Bichette are still on the market. Bichette’s return to the Toronto Blue Jays continues to look unlikely, and now the Philadelphia Phillies have scheduled a meeting with him, according to Matt Gelb and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The Phillies and third baseman Alec Bohm are in agreement on a $10.2MM salary for the upcoming 2026 season, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. That lines up neatly with the $10.3MM projection from MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz at the beginning of the offseason.
The Phillies and left-hander Jesus Luzardo have avoided arbitration by agreeing to an $11MM salary for the 2026 season, 7News’ Ari Alexander reports. This is Luzardo’s final year of arb eligibility, as he is slated to become a free agent next winter.
The Philadelphia Phillies have fallen short in the postseason time and time again over the past few years, coming oh so close in 2022 when they lost in the World Series.
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