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Yesterday, the tenure of Nick Castellanos in Philadelphia came to an end. Both the Phillies and Casty will carry on, and both may wonder about what could have been. Onto the links. Phillies news Matt Gelb’s article on the circumstances that brought about Castellanos’ departure is a must read. ($) If you haven’t read it […]
From The Good Phight | 21 days ago | 3 reads
The Philadelphia Phillies have released outfielder Nick Castellanos, per multiple reports. Castellanos had one year left on the five year, $100 million deal he signed with the Phillies prior to 2022 season. It had been a given that the Phillies were not going to open camp with Castellanos still on the team, and the only […]
From Lone Star Ball | 21 days ago | 5 reads
It was time. Holding out hope that someone – anyone – would give them something in return for Nick Castellanos, the Phillies are instead reportedly releasing the right fielder. This was a move that most everyone saw coming when considering the money still owed Castellanos, but still, the era is over. We’ll have more later. […]
From The Good Phight | 21 days ago | 2 reads
Spring training is the time to hear about who is in the best shape of their life, which teams might be cursed with injuries (not a great start for the Braves), and potential adjustments players make. While the narrative is that the Phillies are “running it back” and that everything will remain static year to […]
From The Good Phight | 21 days ago | 4 reads
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to improve their offense, and they might have a candidate in Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos. The Athletic insider Matt Gelb is reporting that Castellanos will either be traded or released by the Phillies during Spring Training. “Photos line the hallway that leads from the lobby to the Phillies’ clubhouse […]
From Bucs Dugout | 22 days ago | 4 reads
A player’s performance in Spring Training is not necessarily a sign of things to come. A strong performance doesn’t always portend a good season, and a poor performance doesn’t mean the season is lost. However, that doesn’t mean that a player can’t change the early narrative for his season in the spring. There are plenty […]
From The Good Phight | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Spring training is officially here, and with it comes the unfortunate slew of new injury updates. Hamate bone fractures seem to be an epidemic around baseball already. Orion Kerkering has a hamstring strain that will cause him to be a little behind the other pitchers. Zack Wheeler is progressing well and has a rib in […]
From The Good Phight | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Phillies pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater today, effectively ending one of the dreariest off-seasons since team president Dave Dombrowski took over as head of baseball operations prior to the 2021 season. Yes, he re-signed Kyle Schwarber, far-and-away the franchise’s primary goal over the winter, added free agent reliever Brad Keller to set up closer […]
From The Good Phight | 23 days ago | 9 reads
Man, yesterday was a bad day to report to spring training. Injuries, injuries, injuries. Guess we’re all officially holding our breath for when Rob Thomson actually gives an in-person interview next week in Clearwater. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
From The Good Phight | 23 days ago | 3 reads
In our last match of the “Last Man In” tournament, Jeff Hoffman was victorious over Chad Qualls. Here’s the next showdown: 3. Jake Arrieta, 2018 The Phillies thought they might have a chance at playoff contention in 2018. They had emerged from the rebuilding process with what seemed like some key pieces in place, but […]
From The Good Phight | 23 days ago | 1 read
Over the past ten years the Phillies have had a lot of good, and even great, players who have since moved on either to other teams or to retirement. Many of those players would have provided a boost to this year’s roster. For today’s question of the day: Which player from the past decade do […]
From The Good Phight | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Can you smell that? Yeah, that’s baseball approaching. Phillies News: MLB News:
From The Good Phight | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Talking trades is one of everyone’s favorite pastimes. Making a theoretical deal for another player is just fun, something that shows depth of knowledge of both the opposition’s team and one’s own. Then comes the word “untouchable.” Everyone thinks there is at least someone on the Phillies that would be untouchable. Most of that time, […]
From The Good Phight | 25 days ago | 4 reads
It’s still way too cold out for me, but it’s officially baseball season. In fewer than two weeks time, there will be games on our television and following that, World Baseball Classic games to follow. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
From The Good Phight | 25 days ago | 4 reads
At some point in our lives, we decided to descend into some kind of loathing. We decided to pledge our undying allegiance to a team that would simultaneously break our hearts and fill them with love at the same time. We decided to become a Phillies fan. But when was it? What was the year […]
From The Good Phight | 26 days ago | 4 reads
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com ran down the Mets’ biggest questions heading into spring training, including whether Carson Benge will break camp. Freddy Peralta and Clay Holmes were among the pitchers to throw batting practice in yesterday’s workout at Port St. Lucie. Around the National League East The Phillies signed free agent reliever […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 26 days ago | 2 reads
In 24 hours, the baseball season will be upon us. The NFL season finale will be complete and we will be able to watch grown men carry large bags around sun soaked skies. Glorious. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
From The Good Phight | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The hits just keep on coming. Instead of being satisfied with their roster, the Phillies continue to add minor league depth to the bullpen. Trivino got into a few games with the team at the end of the season, so he’s familiar with the roster. But for all those that made jokes about the team […]
From The Good Phight | 26 days ago | 6 reads
Meet the Mets What might the Mets’ lineup look like coming out of spring training? Around the National League East The Phillies top three hitters in their lineup this year is bound to be Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper, but in what order? The Braves ae bringing veteran infielder Kyle Farmer into spring […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 27 days ago | 4 reads
The season is just around the corner with pitchers and catchers reporting this week and we’ve seen a few changes to the Phillies’ roster. For some, the changes have been too few; for some, the changes are just right. Everyone harbors opinions about the direction of the franchise, or else you wouldn’t be here talking […]
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 5 reads
The Super Bo— I mean “Big Game” is tomorrow, which means as an Eagles fan, I can only say they are reigning champs for something like 40 more hours. Which is fine because I am ready for baseball season. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Finally, a close vote! Cade Obermueller – 25Jean Cabrera – 23Yoniel Curet – 23Keaton Anthony – 11Griffin Burkholder – 10Carson DeMartini – 9Alex McFarlane – 3Mavis Graves – 3Romeli Espinosa – 2Cody Bowker – 1 It was quite interesting watching the Phillies’ 2025 draft unfold. Once Gage Wood was secured in the first round, the […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 2 reads
Yesterday we opened the discussion about the Phillies impending youth movement by asking what your expectations were for Justin Crawford. Today, we’ll discuss another one of the Phillies top prospects poised to make a major impact on the big-league club in 2026. It’s been an unconventional path to the Majors for Andrew Painter to say […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 2 reads
FanGraphs has given us some projections as to how the 2026 season will go for the Phillies. One projection is optimistic about their chances at winning a third straight division title, while the other thinks that run ends at two. So as not to be accused of being hostile to those with a more pessimistic […]
From The Good Phight | 28 days ago | 3 reads
Baseball Prospectus was the latest publication to put out their top 100 prospects list yesterday, only they continue to march to their own beat and gave us 101 names. The Phillies figured rather prominently, placing five names in the list this year. 13 – Aidan Miller51 – Andrew Painter77 – Gage Wood78 – Aroon Escobar98 […]
From The Good Phight | 29 days ago | 0 reads