Small victories, large defeats.
Moments after signing Kyle Schwarber to a reported five-year, $150 million deal, the Phillies announced the man who has managed Schwarber and the rest of this group since 2022, is getting another year tacked onto his deal. Rob Thomson, with a 346-251 record in four seasons as Phils’ skipper, has agreed to a contract taking […]
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He’s back! According to Jeff Passan, the Phillies are finalizing a five-year, $150 million deal with 2025 NL MVP runner up and home run king Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber’s 2025 was the best season of his 11-year career so far. His 56 homers led the NL and his 132 RBI led all of Major League Baseball. […]
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There are players on a team in a given year where there should be a role for them, but there isn’t. With pitchers, sometimes that role is a “we need you to be able to go back and forth between the majors and minors” type role. Those pitchers whose careers are in that mode right […]
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This weekend, we saw the first report of a team making an actual offer to bring Kyle Schwarber into the fold. Granted, that offer came from the Pittsburgh Pirates, so it probably falls into the “we tried!” department. Still, we’ve seen reported interest from other teams like the Reds and Mets, with still others on […]
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Welcome to day two of the Winter Meetings! True connoisseurs say that it’s the best day of the meetings. Onto the links. Phillies news The Phillies look to be getting close to bringing in Don Mattingly as bench coach. Dave Dombrowski talks a bit about where things stand for the Phillies as the Winter Meetings […]
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Let’s gather up all the rumors that are happening with the Phillies so far today. Is Kyle Schwarber close to signing? This is probably the least surprising rumor. Schwarber seems to be the thing clogging up the free agency market. One has to wonder if it’s that there is a lot of interest, or if […]
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In search of relief depth early in the 2025 season, the Phillies traded for Rangers’ triple A righthander Daniel Robert. Although 30 years old and having just four games of major league experience under his belt, the Phillies thought he was worth the lottery ticket prospect (Enrique Segura) they gave up. Robert’s climb to the […]
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In what might be termed “shocking” news, the Pirates – yes, the actual, real life Pittsburgh Pirates – have made an offer to Kyle Schwarber this offseason to come play for them. No word yet on what the offer was, but it being $100 million in gold doubloons should not be ruled out. This shouldn’t […]
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The Contemporary Committee spoke last night and opened the doors of Cooperstown to Jeff Kent and Jeff Kent alone. Of the 16 votes that were on the committee, Kent received 14, clearing the threshold needed to join the game’s elite. What’s been reported is that of all the other candidates, none were really that close […]
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The Winter Meetings have begun and we’ve got a whole lot of nothing. You know what would make a good post? If we posted and talked about all the crazy rumors that are posited by those online. Some are actually alright in their nature, if woefully one-sided for the Phillies. Others look like people are […]
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The Phillies enter this Winter Meetings at something of a crucial point in their championship window. We’ve all seen that the current core as constructed cannot finish the job as far as getting to the World Series and winning it, so there needs to be some changes to the roster. There has been much discussion […]
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There are a lot of prospect hounds around and a lot of people like Harry Ford. This is the most updated scouting report, courtesy of Baseball Prospectus: If Ford was hoping he might play himself into a time-share at the catcher position by the end of 2025, he should’ve known better than to be drafted […]
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Maybe we just don’t value catching prospects in the same way that major league teams do. I would have thought someone like Harry Ford would have been worth much more than what the Mariners got for him, but Jose Ferrer is nothing to sneeze at either. We’ll never know what the Phillies could have dealt, […]
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The hot stove has remained cool for the Phillies, so I’ll take another look at a player who has been rumored to be available on the trade market and analyze if he is someone the Phillies should pursue. Sandy Alcantara The background Sandy Alcantara was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican […]
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Teams are starting to arrive in Florida for the Winter Meetings, getting ready for a few days of what we hope are transactions that light up the hot stove. That means that there will be trades, maybe a free agent signing or two and everyone’s favorite part of the Meetings, the Rule 5 draft. For […]
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The Winter Meetings, or how I learned to love baseball transactions again. Personally, I’m excited to see how many rumors are floated that are incredibly wrong or inaccurate. If we had to create a leaderboard for who had the most incorrect rumors around, which writer would lead the pack? My guess would be Ralph. On […]
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The winter meetings take place early next week and hopefully that forces more action in free agency. Dylan Cease got a massive contract from Toronto but there hasn’t been much else outside of a few relievers. Who is going to sign Kyle Tucker? Mets Off-season so far This is a Phillies blog but it is […]
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The baseball Winter Meetings begin this weekend, which means the chances of the Phillies actually doing something within this timeframe are more heightened than ever. This is the place where business usually happens at a pretty steady pace and the Phillies are no stranger to that. The Winter Meetings is where Trea Turner agreed to […]
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To fully understand the whirlwind that was Mick Abel’s 2025 season, you have to start with how his 2024 season ended. The then 22-year-old Abel finished his first full season at Triple-A and “disaster” would hardly be the word for it. Abel started 24 games and finished with a 3-12 record to go with a […]
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Last week in honor of Black Friday, we took the opportunity to discuss some of the best bargain contracts the Phillies ever agreed to. Today, in honor of post-Black Friday buyer’s remorse and the Athletic’s recent article ranking the worst contracts in MLB, we’ll take the opportunity to discuss the worst contracts in Phillies history. […]
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Well, it’s the holiday season. Christmas music, twinkling lights, the works. When will the Phillies find a free agent under their tree? Will we have to wait until the 25th? We’ll see. Onto the links. Phillies news Per the Seattle Times, the Mariners are interested in Matt Strahm. Who are the main non-Phillies suitors in […]
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Well, we’ve always known that the Phillies wanted to make headway in the Japanese market. Might they be aiming high? I mean, if you’re going to go high, then go to the top! Again, as we know, Jon Heyman is a mouthpiece for Scott Boras and Boras is the agent for Imai. He’s trying to […]
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For a moment, let’s imagine the unimaginable. Kyle Schwarber signs with the Cincinnati Reds. Or the Boston Red Sox. Or, the nightmare of all nightmares, the New York Mets. Let’s imagine Schwarber, the NL MVP runner-up, signs somewhere other than Philadelphia. Aside from losing the leader of the clubhouse and the glue that has held […]
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The Phillies were in need of relief in July. While the trade for Jhoan Duran helped fortify the bullpen, the team knew that he wouldn’t be enough. So, they turned to free agency where an old friend was waiting. David Robertson originally signed with the Phillies as a free agent before 2019, and it was […]
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Earlier this week, it was reported by Katie Woo of the Athletic that St. Louis Cardinals’ 1B/catcher Willson Contreras has become more open to waiving his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade out of St, Louis. It comes in the wake of former teammate Sonny Gray doing the same thing and in turn being traded […]
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