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Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies agree to 4-year extension as LHP rewarded for remarkable rise
A year ago this week, Cristopher Sánchez had been reinserted into the Phillies’ rotation out of sheer necessity. They had no one else. They had asked him to add weight, to be stronger, and to think more like a pitcher. But they did not know what to expect. …