Simmons has finished in the top 15 in MVP voting three times, and has a career slash line of .269/.317/.379. His slugging number isn t eye-popping, and the decision to bring in Simmons to replace Didi Gregorius could lead to a little less power in the lineup his per 162 game averages are just 10 homers and 62 RBI per season.
Simmons is a guy sort of in the mold of Freddy Galvis, a player who is also a free agent and could be in the mix to come to Philadelphia. He makes good contact and doesn t strike out much an attribute appealing to the Phillies but he also doesn t walk much.
Eagles News: Philadelphia was impressed by Nick Sirianni during his two-day interview
Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 1/21/21.
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The Eagles’ head-coaching interview with Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni extended into Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the meeting told NJ Advance Media. Sirianni’s initial meeting with the Eagles on Tuesday went well, according to another person with knowledge of the situation. The second source said there is optimism about the staff that Sirianni could put together in Philadelphia. The second-day meeting was considered a continuation of the team’s initial interview with Sirianni. The Eagles are doing their due diligence on Sirianni, seeking out feedback on the candidate from outside sources. Sirianni has worked under former Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich for the past three years. According to a third source, a recommendation from Reich would likely go a long way for Siriann
Jody MacDonald, and
Mike Missanelli, to name a few. A number of these posted their thoughts about working for Tom Bigby at the WIP website. You can read them
here. Bigby leaves behind his wife
Phyllis, two children and four grandchildren.
Salem Media Group Unveils Podcast Platform. With the new year comes a new venture from
Salem Media Group as it announces the formation of the Salem Podcast Network – what the company calls “a new entity focused on bringing conservative content to more listeners and viewers.” The network’s first podcast partner is author and documentarian
Dinesh D’Souza, whose new podcast “Pardon Me!” will debut on January 11 across all podcast platforms, as well as SalemNow.com, YouTube, and