Can The Phillies Actually Become Division Champs? (PST Show #424)

What we're throwing down on the Table this week is an in-depth discussion and interview with Justin Klugh from The Dirty Inning podcast and Baseball Prospectus. Can the Phillies actually win the NL East? It's more complicated than just yes or no. We got into it!But first, Joel Embiid signed his supermax 4-year, $196 million contract extension with the Philadelphia 76'ers. What does this mean for the team financially and from a roster construction standpoint? (approx. 3:35)We then dove into this Eagles preseason and camp as there were many storylines to discuss: Jalen Hurts looks good thus far, Miles Sanders needs improvement, Milton Williams is extremely versatile, and Jake Elliott seems back to form. (approx. 9:30)From there, we talked about Claude Giroux's future with this Flyers team as he's in the final year of his contract. Will he say after this season, or will he go? (26:25)We then dished out our new top-3 list: Rule changes that we'd like to see in any sports. (33:30)This week's interview, and what we threw down on the Table was a discussion with Justin Klugh from The Dirty Inning podcast about whether or not this Phillies team can actually win the NL East. The guys spoke about the word "trust' and what it mean to this season and fans. They also talked about Rhys Hoskins and his importance to making a push as well as Hector Neris out of the bullpen. All of this and much more! (approx. 45:55)