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Wild Trades, Clay Holmes, and Revisiting 2022
The Connelly Early for Curtis Mead trade between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals is still pretty wild. Mead now has a left wrist fracture, which probably takes him out of the lineup for at least a month and completely ruins the best argument for this trade for Boston, a better short term push […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 7/31/2026
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 […]
Is it time to end the Gabriel Rincones Jr. experiment?
The Phillies outfield is the weakest link of a weak offense. As a group, the unit ranks 29th in OPS (.654), on base percentage (.278), and wRC+ (77). The recent month-long cold spell from their only plus player in Brandon Marsh has made the sore spots in the outfield stick out even more. The team […]
Phillies News: Chase Utley, Ramon Marquez, Trade Deadline
July draws to a close, August draws near. The trade deadline looms. On to the links. Phillies news: Eric Longenhagen takes a look at the Phillies prospects that could be on the move for FanGraphs. ($) You’re probably pretty familiar with Chase Utley’s accomplishments. But it’s fun to reminisce. Ramon Marquez is a pretty darn […]
Angels shortstop Zach Neto is apparently a target of the Phillies
The MLB Trade Deadline is less than a week away and with the team mired in a 40-game funk of mediocrity (a 20-20 record during that stretch), one of their star players openly challenging his boss to make improvements and that star player’s manager rebuffing those challenges, rumors persist the Phillies are interested in an […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 7/31/2026
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 […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 7/30/2026
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 […]
How aggressive should the Phillies be at the trade deadline?
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. […]
Phillies News: Don Mattingly, Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh
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 […]
Send Help: Marlins 8, Phillies 6
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 […]
Gamethread 7/29: Phillies at Marlins
Here are the lineups for the series finale in Miami. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Marlins:
Phillies on the Pharm: 7/29/2026
Not much to report on, as inclement weather wiped out games for Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Jersey Shore on Tuesday night. But the two teams that avoided the East coast rain were victorious. Clearwater 15, Jupiter 4 The Threshers scored 13 runs across the fifth and sixth innings to record an easy win over the […]
It is a disgrace the Phillies need so much help
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 […]
Should Harper Move to the Outfield?
Bryce Harper brought an interesting piece of luggage on his trip to Miami: an outfielder’s glove. There’s no immediate plans for him to use it. But if the Phillies make a trade that brings a new first baseman to town, he’s at least willing to consider a return to his old stomping grounds. So today’s […]
Phillies news: Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper, Tarik Skubal
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:
Invariations on a theme: Marlins 1, Phillies 0
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 […]
Gamethread 7/28: Phillies at Marlins
Here are the lineups for game two in Miami. Let’s discuss. For the Phillies: For the Marlins:
Should Trea Turner switch positions after the season?
Earlier today, I wrote about what Trea Turner might look like as a center fielder, a possible position he could play should the team decide to make a switch after the season is over. There is evidence that the team should make the move with Turner, but will they. That’s open to debate. What do […]
It’s time. Make Trea Turner a center fielder in 2027
The time is drawing nigh in which the Phillies should consider a position switch for Trea Turner. More and more, 2025’s positive statistical defensive season is looking like an anomaly for Turner, one in which he was actually a positive on the dirt and an asset to the team. There is probably some recency bias […]
Will Andrew Painter pitch in the majors again this year?
The Phillies are in the market for a starting pitcher this trade deadline season primarily due to the failure of Andrew Painter to stick in the rotation. The team planned for their top prospect to occupy the fifth starter’s role this season, but after a 1-8 record and 7.06 ERA through 14 games by mid-June, […]
Phillies news: trade market, Alec Bohm, Kevin Gausman
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Ground Rules of Engagement: Marlins 8, Phillies 7
This one started with a Bryce Harper homer, of the two-run variety. The ball went off his bat, and towards center field in the space-age dome that is LoanDepot Park; Fish center fielder Jakob Marsee began to run towards it, then stopped. Perhaps he saw the inevitable, or perhaps he was distracted by the absence […]
Gamethread 7/27: Phillies at Marlins
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
She’s a good girl, loves her mama: Phillies vs. Marlins series preview
The Phillies haven’t played very well since the All-Star break, going 3-6 and losing all three of their series. But that’s nothing compared to the struggles of the Marlins. You might remember the Marlins being red hot in June and early July, going on a 26-8 to put themselves into playoff contention. But the Marlins […]
Three up, three down: week of July 20-26
I mean, this isn’t going to be the easiest choice of three players that deserve the accolades they are all clearly dying for since the team kind of stunk up the joint. Maybe the “three up” portion is something of a stretch, but bear with me here. Three up Trea Turner – Offensively, Turner had […]
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