Hell Freezes Over: Johan Rojas is batting over .300 and drove in a run with a perfectly executed safety squeeze

You Know Things are Good when the Phillies are Properly Executing (or Even Attempting) a Safety Squeeze

When talking about things that are rare, you think about the northern white rhinoceros, SEPTA actually running on time, and the Philadelphia Phillies playing a brilliant bit of small ball: Just gonna drop this here real quick pic.twitter.com/Vzi8J9yovI— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 8, 2025 A safety squeeze! You don’t see that very often. Nicely done, too. The Phillies can do no wrong at this particular point in time. You’ve got Taijuan…

Hell Freezes Over: Johan Rojas is batting over .300 and drove in a run with a perfectly executed safety squeeze

You want to know how good things are going for the Phillies right now? Johan Rojas is hitting over .300 and they’re executing safety squeezes like it’s 1985.Let’s start with Johan Rojas.For most of last season, it felt like his bat was permanently stuck in spring training mode. Fast forward to May 2025, and the kid is slapping base hits, laying down perfect bunts, and actually helping the Phillies win games.The glove was never in question — he c…