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Seems all the team wanted to get their Christmas shopping done prior to this weekend beginning. We had several trades yesterday, two involving the Phillies and a few more that were of some rather significant consequence. Not sure if this kind of flurry of moves has happened like this in the past, but it was […]
The Cubs bullpen was a strength for the Cubs in 2025 but with Andrew Kittredge returning to the Baltimore Orioles, Drew Pomeranz signing with the Los Angeles Angels and Brad Keller inking a two-year deal with the Phillies, the late innings of Cubs games will look a lot different in 2026. The Cubs have been […]
The Phillies have spent their Friday reshaping their bullpen. After trading away Matt Strahm earlier in the day, they brought in a different lefthanded reliever in Kyle Backhus. The 27-year-old Backhus made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks in 2025, appearing in 32 games with a 4.62 ERA. He was very effective against lefthand […]
Whenever a pitcher joins a new organization, the question is about what kind of tweaks the organization can make to the player’s arsenal. It might be with adding a new pitch. The Phillies traded for Jesus Luzardo and gave him a sweeper that changed his career. Clay Holmes added a kick-change with the New York […]
A pretty significant relief trade went down this morning, with the Philadelphia Phillies sending a legit reliever in Matt Strahm to the Kansas City Royals. It’s a notable deal all on its own (Strahm is a very good reliever and the Phillies/Royals are notable players elsewhere in the market), but there’s also some added Cubs flavor for us to discuss. So, let’s. The Royals are acquiring Matt Strahm from the Phillies for RHP Jonathan Bowlan, per source. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsan...
The Royals managed to jump the leak train entirely when they abruptly announced this morning that they had acquired left-handed relief pitcher Matt Strahm in exchange for right-handed reliever Jonathan Bowlan. This trade must have come together quickly and easily because most transactions during the MLB offseason are broken hours, if not days, in advance […]
In a move that we all kind of saw coming (though maybe didn’t agree with), the Phillies reportedly have traded Matt Strahm to the Royals. Strahm being traded has been whispered about all offseason. The team had three solid left handed relievers and the market for them was weak. It makes sense in that way […]
If the writing wasn’t already on the wall, it became crystal clear earlier this week when the Phillies reportedly signed Adolis Garcia that Nick Castellanos’ days as a Phillie are over. Matt Gelb of the Athletic reiterated that sentiment after the Garcia news broke on Monday. It was a tumultuous time in Philadelphia for Castellanos […]
Xmas is almost here! One more day of work, and then it’s the weekend before the week of Christmas. So cue up your favorite Christmas tunes, deck the halls, and make sure to put out some cookies so Dombrowski-claus will leave a free agent signing under your tree. Phillies news Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Matt […]
Try as I might, I cannot remember one game in which Carlos Hernandez pitched for the Phillies. In fact, searching for his picture in the database for this piece, I had to get real specific about what I was looking for. 2025 stats (w/ Phillies): 25 G, 25 2/3 IP, 18.7 K%, 10.6 BB%, 0.83 […]
It didn’t come as much of a surprise, but earlier this week Dave Dombrowski confirmed what many were thinking in the wake of the Adolis Garcia signing. The Phillies plan for the outfield, at least for now, will be Garcia in right field, Justin Crawford in center, and Brandon Marsh/right-handed batter platoon in left field. […]
The Phillies seem to love last minute shopping, as they made another signing the week before Christmas. This time, they reportedly agreed to a two year deal with former starter-turned-reliever Brad Keller who had a career year out of the bullpen for the Cubs in 2025. He’ll join a strong bullpen mix that includes Johan […]
To say the Phillies’ 2025 outfield was a black hole of productivity isn’t quite accurate. At least black holes have power. With Brandon Marsh, Max Kepler, Nick Castellanos, Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp getting the majority of the playing time through the first four months of the season, the outfield was one of the least […]
The Mets are working toward a deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, according to reporting by Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Once finalized, the deal will be for two years and $22 million. The terms with Weaver are the same as the Phillies agreed to with fellow starter-turned-reliever Brad Keller earlier today. […]
MLB Rumors: Luke Weaver and the New York Mets, and Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies, have agreed to free agent deals, per multiple reports. Weirdly, Weaver and Keller are each reportedly getting two year, $22 million deals — the same amount that it was reported yesterday that the San Francisco Giants and Adrian Houser […]
These things come in clusters, and there was a boom-boom today with Brad Keller signing with the Phillies and now Luke Weaver signing with the Mets. And, sure enough, Weaver gets the exact same deal as Keller: When finalized, the Weaver deal will be for 2 years and $22M with the Mets. It is pending physical https://t.co/CUPzBFelxY — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 17, 2025 It was literally this morning in the Bullets that I was talking about whether the remaining bac...
In the continued search for bullpen help, the Phillies have reportedly settled on Brad Keller as the best option to provide reinforcement. Once a starter in the Royals’ system, Keller went to the relief role last year with the Cubs where he flourished. He saw jumps in all of the good stats one wants to […]
Morning, all! Adolis Garcia has signed with the Phillies and expects facing the Rangers on opening day to be an emotional experience. The Rangers are treading on familiar ground as they resign Chris Martin in their efforts to build a bullpen for 2026. Chris Young responded to questions about the Rangers heading into 2026 with […]
The Phillies-Braves rivalry seemed to take a nap last year, thanks both to a down year from the Atlantas and the increasing threat of the Mets. But rivalry never dies, and neither do the Braves. They’ve been active in the free agent market, signing Mike Yastrzemski, Robert Suarez, and Ha-Seong Kim (well, a re-signing in […]
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To continue my celebration of the Festival of Lights, I chose one of the team’s Jewish players to review today. Righthanded reliever Max Lazar was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017, but due to COVID and an injury requiring Tommy John surgery, he lost the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He was able to […]
The team’s signing of Adolis Garcia to (presumably) handle right field duties in 2026 means that the Phillies are likely moving on from Nick Castellanos. His tenure likely ends with a whisper and fighting words with the manager. There were definitely some ups to Castellanos’ tenure with the team, his catch in the 2022 NLDS […]
What do we all think is going to happen with the Phillies outfield? On to the links. Phillies News: MLB News:
The Mets bolstered their outfield depth and defense today by adding outfielder Cristian Pache to a minor league contract. Pache, who last played in the majors in 2024, has played for the Braves, Athletics, Phillies, Orioles, and Marlins. The contract also includes an invitation to major league spring training. Pache is a defensive specialist with […]
With the Phillies in need of multiple outfielders for next season, they have reportedly come to terms with free agent Adolis Garcia, formerly of the Texas Rangers. The Cuban-born Garcia got a late start in MLB, playing his rookie season at age 28 in 2021. But he quickly acclimated, making the All-Star team that year, […]