Our old friend and former shortstop Freddy Galvis and his San Diego Padres teammates return to Philadelphia for a weekend series with our first-place Phillies. Writing that NEVER gets old.
Freddy was hitting .316 through the San Diego's first 17 games of the season. And a lot of the talk-radio crowd was saying that trading him away was the worst move ever because of the struggles of JP Crawford and Scott Kingery.
Galvis is hitting .228 for the season as of today. He's a career .243 hitter. By contrast, Kingery is hitting .237 and has his whole career ahead of him. At age 28, Galvis is what he is–an elite defender who can occasionally help out at the plate.
The Phils got Enyel De Los Santos in return when they traded Galvis back in December. De Los Santos was pitching really well in AAA and has done OK in his first 2 starts with the big club.
So the Phils open the second half against the Padres, owners of the National League's worst record. The Phils will start Jake Arrieta on Friday night against Clayton Richard. Vince Velasquez starts Saturday night, with Nick Pivetta starting on Sunday. The Padres have yet to name their starters for the rest of the series. This is a very good chance for the Phils to come out hot and sweep the Padres, while the Nationals and Braves beat each other up. Best case scenario? Phils take 3 against San Diego and the Nats sweet the Braves.
And on Monday, the Dodgers, with their shiny new toy, Manny Machado, come to town for a 3-game series and Chase Utley's last appearance in Philadelphia, barring a playoff matchup.
And for the love of god, Phillies fans, don't boo Machado. He was traded to LA. He had no say in the matter. He didn't choose LA over Philly. He's a free agent at season's end and if he gets booed next week, it might be the one thing that keeps him from signing here after the season. So shut your pieholes.
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