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In these waning days in the Phillies organization for some players, let’s look at how some minor leaguers performed. Buffalo 5, Lehigh Valley 4 Keaton Anthony hit a home run for the IronPigs yesterday, which makes me wonder about his trade value. He’s a right handed hitting first baseman that can’t really play in the […]
It was a busy day for the Phillies affiliates, with two doubleheaders thanks to Tuesday’s rainouts. And happily, most of those games ended up as wins for the good guys. Buffalo 1, Lehigh Valley 0 The IronPigs pitchers allowed nine hits in the first game of their doubleheader, but just a single run. That run […]
The Philadelphia Phillies’ potential trade deadline plans can make the difference between another postseason appearance and a ticket to the World Series. Having lost nine of their last twelve games, the Phillies are 57-52 and hold the third NL Wild Card spot. After missing out on winning the Fall Classic over the last four seasons […] The post Phillies Weigh Blockbuster Trade That Could ‘Gut Their Farm System’, Claims MLB Insider appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The trade deadline is rapidly approaching and with it are the expectations of moves. We’ve already seen the opening salvo of deadline season last weekend with the Nationals and Red Sox swinging a swap of former Phillies prospect and noted “guy traded for Cristopher Sánchez” Curtis Mead heading to Boston in exchange for Connolly Early. […]
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Vasil is out for the season due to Tommy John surgery, but he’s still made an impact in the dugout with his magic wand skills, which Philadelphia Phillies announcers learned the hard way this season. On Wednesday, the White Sox surprised Vasil with news that the organization will have a…
Alex McFarlane is in Triple-A after his taste of the majors.
Yesterday was not a banner day for the Phillies manager. Shortly after making some interesting comments about the team’s star player, Don Mattingly made some extremely questionable pitching decisions in a game that helped kick off the meltdown that led to a devastating loss. No matter what you may think of Mattingly as a manager […]
Bryce Harper has not been a favorite in the Philadelphia Phillies’ front office lately. Dating back to Dave Dombrowski’s comments last year that Harper was no longer “elite,” the clubhouse cold war may have added another chapter on Tuesday when Harper said the Phillies need help at the trade deadline. With the Phillies having lost […] The post “Players Like Being GMs”: Don Mattingly Makes Feelings Clear on Bryce Harper After He Calls for Major Changes appeared first on EssentiallySports .
MIAMI — After watching his team blow a six-run lead en route to its ninth loss in 12 games since […]
MIAMI — It’s possible that Brad Keller has thrown his last pitch for the Phillies. After getting a second opinion […]
On the latest episode of Phillies Stoplight🚦, Tim Kelly and Anthony SanFilippo react to the back and forth between Bryce […]
Scouts from at least seven teams were on hand to watch Clay Holmes‘ latest rehab start with the Mets, per Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic. The Rays, Phillies, Rangers, D-backs, White Sox, Dodgers and old friend Yankees all had personnel on hand. The Athletic report cites a pair of executives […]
The Phillies had a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth. The Marlins came back to tie it 6-6 in the seventh and take the lead in the eighth in an 8-6 loss. Philadelphia has been swept in Miami and have lost nine of the first 12 games coming back from the break. […]
It’s hard to say a team reached rock bottom over three months after firing its manager following a ten game losing streak, but the Phillies hit a new low today when they blew a 6-0 lead to the Marlins in an 8-6 loss, finalizing a sweep at the hands of a team who entered the […]
On Tuesday night after the Phillies’ 1-0 loss to the Marlins, Bryce Harper was asked about the team’s readiness to hit playoff-caliber pitching in October. Harper, as always, was honest. “Yeah man, I think we need some help,” Harper told reporters. When asked if the team needed a bat or an arm, Harper said, “Both.” […]
For many years, the Phillies trade deadline has been all about adding. The Phillies, losers of four consecutive series out of the All-Star break, will buy. Buying, however, won’t solve all of their problems. Some were anticipated. They did not enter the season with a strong outfield unit. Bryan De La Cruz, a minor league […]
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Miami. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Marlins:
It was seemingly a plea of desperation. Following another post-All Star Game defeat, this time a 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins that secured their fourth consecutive series loss to start the second half and dropped them to 3-8 in their last 11 games, Bryce Harper uttered a statement of fact we all know to […]
Looks like Kyle Schwarber ate some of the diarrhea lettuce, which is bad. Team needs as many runs as they can get, so hopefully it’s a one game thing. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
The Phillies had a scout in attendance at Tarik Skubal’s most recent start, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network: […]
MIAMI — Just call Bryce Harper Commissioner Gordon, because he just sent up the bat signal. After another listless offensive […]
The Philadelphia Phillies (57-51) lost their fourth straight series to begin the second half of the season with a 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins (54-54) in game two of the series. Aaron Nola had his second best start of the season, allowing only one run in five and two-thirds’ innings of work. His best […]
The Phillies have not won a series in the second half.
MIAMI — When Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly learned that Kyle Schwarber would be unavailable for Tuesday’s game against the […]
The Philadelphia Phillies, led by Bryce Harper, are active in the market and would not rule out the arrival of Freddy Peralta from the New York Mets. The MLB trade deadline is approaching, and teams are quickly looking to finalize key additions. One of them is the Philadelphia Phillies , who, according to a recent report from The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, are closely monitoring New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta as a potential addition to support Bryce Harper in the short term. “Over the ...