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The votes are in, and our guy didn’t get the trophy. The Baseball Writers Association of America named Rob Thomson a finalist for National League Manager of the Year, but gave the award to Pat Murphy of the Brewers. Thomson led the Phillies to a 96-66 record and division title in a tough NL East. […]
From The Good Phight | 23 days ago | 4 reads
Dave Roberts failed to get even a single vote for the 2025 National League Manager of the Year, and for the second straight season, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy has been named the recipient of the award. Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona finished second in voting after coming out of a brief retirement, and Philadelphia […]
From True Blue LA | 23 days ago | 4 reads
The other day, we wrote up a quick newser about Baseball America releasing their top prospects in the Phillies’ organization. They included a ton of extras with it as well, things like predicted lineups for five years from now, best tools and so on. Overall, the tenor of the article was one of cautious optimism. […]
From The Good Phight | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Is it the Winter Meetings yet? Phillies News: MLB News
From The Good Phight | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Just a crazy, ALLEGED follow-up to that already-wild story from earlier this year about Commissioner Rob Manfred meeting with Phillies players about labor issues and Bryce Harper getting up in his face. Remember that whole thing , with Harper reportedly saying “get the f— out of our clubhouse” if Manfred wanted to talk about the salary cap? OK, so apparently, there was more. From Newsweek : ‘Those details from ESPN were the only details on the altercation until a new report from sp...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 25 days ago | 2 reads
In 2022, everyone watched Yordan Alvarez hit a middle-middle José Alvarado sinker over the batter’s eye in game six of the World Series. In 2023, everyone watched Alek Thomas take a 93.8 miles per hour Craig Kimbrel four-seam fastball to right field in game four of the National League Championship Series. In 2024, despite having […]
From The Good Phight | 25 days ago | 1 read
Well, what we thought was going to be a boring weekend in baseball turned out to have a bunch of truly interesting tibdits show up. Luckily, those tidbits weren’t happening in Philadelphia. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
From The Good Phight | 25 days ago | 1 read
This winter, former Phillie Fernando Valenzuela will be considered for the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee. Of course, few people call him “former Phillie Fernando Valenzuela”, even though it’s technically an accurate description. He spent just a single year in Philadelphia, and it wasn’t a terribly exceptional one. Still, should he be […]
From The Good Phight | 26 days ago | 1 read
A couple of weeks ago, I asked who are the most hateable teams from a Braves fan perspective. The Phillies and Mets are run away favorites. So much so that they have already advanced in the bracket. The question now is who joins them in next Sunday’s playoff. Your top two vote-getters will advance. I’m […]
From Talking Chop | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Buddy Kennedy was this year’s Taylor Trammell, as he played for both 2025 World Series teams, the Dodgers and Blue Jays. Just like last year, when Trammell started the year in the Mariners system and then played for the Dodgers and Yankees. Kennedy in 2025 started the season with the Phillies, then found his way […]
From True Blue LA | 27 days ago | 2 reads
One of the more intriguing names on the free agent market has been posted by his Japanese league team. Munetaka Murakami is now available for teams to bid on, opening up a 45-day window of negotiation between him, MLB teams and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to figure out the compensation to bring him stateside. All […]
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 2 reads
It seems as though the player the Phillies want to retain most of all, or at least the one they’ve been most vocal about, is Kyle Schwarber. It’s obvious why the team would prioritize Schwarber. The reasons are legion: clubhouse presence, power, ability to hit both left and right handed pitching. He’s one of the […]
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning Birdland, Orioles fans now have a new person to get mad at when Adley Rutschman slumps. His name is Dustin Lind, and he is set to become the Orioles hitting coach. The 37-year-old was the assistant hitting coach with the Phillies the last two seasons. Prior to that, he was director of hitting […]
From Camden Chat | 27 days ago | 2 reads
The qualifying offers have been extended, the World Series has been over and now that free agency has begun, we can finally start talking about the same thing over and over and over again: When are the Phillies going to do something? It’s been a few days now, so probably time for Dave Dombrowski to […]
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, the Miami Marlins announced their new General Manager, and it was a name very familiar to Phillies fans. Quick refresher: After the Ruben Amaro reign ended, the Phillies were determined to pivot hard in the other direction and become the most analytically based organization in baseball. To that end, before the 2018 […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 1 read
Baseball America is one of the game’s trusted prospect evaluators that offer public scouting reports for us to consume. When they give a ranking of prospects, we tend to listen. Today, they released their top ten prospects from the Phillies’ system, as well as a ranking of tools in the system. Here is that top […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 1 read
Kyle Schwarber had a historic season at a perfect time, as the 2025 MVP finalist is hitting the open market in free agency as arguably the second best available hitter behind Kyle Tucker. Most insiders agree that a reunion with the Phillies seems likely, but as we discussed yesterday with J.T. Realmuto, that is not […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the first weekend without baseball. Well, MLB baseball, at least. The Winter Leagues are up and running. And there’s Fall League, too. Actually, there’s quite a bit of baseball to watch. So welcome to the first weekend without baseball, now with baseball. Onto the links. Phillies news Ranger Suárez and Kyle Schwarber received […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 1 read
Today was the deadline to extend Qualifying Offers to outgoing free agents, and the following 13 free agents got the offer from their respective teams: Houston Astros LHP Framber Valdez San Diego Padres RHP Dylan Cease San Diego Padres RHP Michael King Philadelphia Phillies LHP Ranger Suarez Philadelphia Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber New York Mets RHP Edwin Diaz Detroit Tigers 2B Gleyber Torres Milwaukee Brewers RHP Brandon Woodruff Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen Chicago Cubs OF Kyle Tu...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 29 days ago | 5 reads
Two of the bigger pieces of business of the offseason were taken care of today. The Phillies gave a qualifying offer to both Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suarez today. Both are expected to reject said offer. If either player were to accept the offer, they would make a bit north of $22 million for the […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 2 reads
There are times when people can recognize a flaw in a roster. Some are easier to spot when considering the team, like “the Pirates need hitting”. The most common one that people point to is usually “not enough pitching” without really specifying what pitching is needed. It’s a catch-all phrase that really works in any […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 1 read
Let’s get the hard part out of the way: Kerkering made a terrible error in game four of the NLDS that ended the Phillies’ 2025 season. It was an atrocious way to go out, and still stings to think about. It’s been discussed more times than necessary, so we don’t need to go over it […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 1 read
Earlier this week, our own Ethan Witte wrote about possible destinations for J.T. Realmuto in free agency. It’s possible that Realmuto could receive a three-year deal despite turning 35 before Opening Day 2026. Realmuto is not the same player he once was, and he is clearly in the beginning of his decline. He posted his […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 1 read
José Alvarado is officially returning to the Phillies, as the team did what Dave Dombrowski hinted at last month and picked up the lefty reliever’s $9M option for 2026. Alvarado had a nightmare 2025 that featured an 80-game suspension for performance enhancing drugs and an injury that ultimately cut his season short. Nevertheless, it makes […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 1 read
The Phillies have reportedly exercised José Alvarado’s $9M option, officially returning him to the roster for 2026. Dave Dombrowski hinted that this move was likely back in his end of season press conference, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Still, it is putting faith in Alvarado that he can return to form […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 1 read