The Notes: Kyle Schwarber and a New Reliever

The Phillies are winning baseball games again, and the vibes are better. Johan Rojas is attacking first-pitch fastballs, and the starting pitching staff is doing its job. The defense could be better but progress is progress.

Brandon Marsh and Ranger Suárez will be back soon. Things are looking a lot better.

Kyle Schwarber’s April

Kyle Schwarber just had an excellent first month of the season. He ranks second in fWAR among designated hitters and has a higher wRC+ than Shohei Ohtani.

Reading into low sample sizes is tricky but the biggest jump in Schwarber’s offensive game is how much he’s cut down on strikeouts. He has hovered around 29% each of the last three seasons but is down to 21.8% in…