Small victories, large defeats.
Each year the Phillies have gotten to the playoffs since their surprising run to the World Series in 2022, it has ended in somewhat bitter defeat. The 2023 NLCS is one that feels like it should never be spoken of again, the 2024 exit at the hands of the Mets was disappointing thanks to the […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
If you’re the type who likes to take those “Name all the members of the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies” quizzes to see how many obscure players you can name, then I will be really impressed if you can come up with Donovan Walton. The utility player was purchased from the Mets in June, played 50 games […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
There was something of a blockbuster yesterday in baseball with the Rangers and Mets reportedly finishing a trade that sends Brandon Nimmo down south to Texas and Marcus Semien up to Queens to improve their defense. There are sums of money that need to be exchanged, but it looks like for the most part, the […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
There are times when the baseball calendar crawls to a stop. Employees working for the team are people too and they are likely using some of the time this week to take a break and do family things. Makes sense. The last major transaction in baseball that I can remember during Thanksgiving week was when […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Let’s assume for a minute that the team isn’t going to moving any of their big four. Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller, Justin Crawford and Gage Wood are probably all as close to untouchable as prospects can get being as how they all look possible to debut in 2026. That means there are a number of […]
2 months ago | 1 read
We’re here in silly season, where everyone knows what the perfect offseason for the Phillies will be. Search anything about the team and you’ll find the clickbait people telling you why the team is rumored to be signing “this former All-Star” or that “former MVP candidate”. It’s hard to put players with this team until […]
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Friday was the deadline for teams to tender a contract for the 2026 season to players on their roster that were arbitration eligible. Whenever this deadline hits, there are several surprise players that are cut loose, but most of the time, it’s a chance for teams to move on from players that are projected to […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The deadline to give players a contract for the following season is always fun. Names that you wouldn’t expect to be free agents are suddenly there for the signing for any team willing to give them a deal. This year is no different. Several “big” names have been nontendered by their now former teams, those […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The tender deadline has come and gone, players have been protected from the Rule 5 draft and now the fun can begin. We know who will be free agents completely now as opposed to just those that filed once the World Series was over. It makes it that much more interesting now that we know […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The deadline to tender contracts to eligible players has passed, and the Phillies have made their decisions. Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh, Jhoan Duran, Tanner Banks, and Jesús Luzardo were those tendered contracts. Michael Mercado and Daniel Robert were not tendered contracts, and are now free agents. Next up is salary negotiations […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The Phillies are making moves today. Bringing back Stubbs is a wise move for a team that is woefully short on catching depth, especially at the level closest to the major leagues. Stubbs can serve as an emergency reserve should something catastrophic happen to whoever the starter may be. They also claimed an outfielder off […]
2 months ago | 1 read
When the Phillies acquired Gregory Soto in exchange for Matt Vierling and Nick Maton before the 2023 season, Kody Clemens was considered an afterthought. The infielder best known as “Yeah that is Roger’s kid” had only played in 56 career MLB games to that point despite turning 27 years old in 2023. But over the […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Earlier this week, ESPN’s Jeff Passan published a large preview of the MLB offseason that touched upon many of the top storylines to keep track of over the winter. Within it, Passan added some reporting regarding the early stages of the markets for many of the top free agents, including Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto. […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
It’s less than a week until Turkey Day. Why don’t they have a Phanatic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade? It seems like a huge oversight. Onto the links. Phillies news The Phillies signed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, who played a few games for the Braves last season, to a minor league contract. The […]
2 months ago | 1 read
At one point in 2023, it looked like signing Trea Turner to an eleven-year deal worth $300 million was going to be a major disaster for the Phillies. If 2023 was rock bottom, 2025 was the complete opposite. While other players on the roster like Schwarber and Sanchez succeeded loudly and publicly, Turner quietly had […]
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The big news around baseball yesterday was that Major League Baseball announced its new media rights deals with multiple networks and streaming services that cover the next three seasons. Here’s a breakdown from yesterday, but we’ll give you the shorthanded version in list form here. NBCUniversal/Peacock receives: ESPN receives: Netflix receives: Get all of that? […]
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Yesterday something that we’ve known about for a while was made official, that is that the Philadelphia Phillies will travel to Iowa to play the Minnesota Twins at the Field of Dreams game on August 13th, 2026. It will be the first of a three game series the Phillies will play on the road against […]
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Earlier this year, it was announced that MLB and ESPN would end their broadcast deal, ending a long broadcast partnership. As it turns out, the partnership isn’t quite over. ESPN will still have baseball on its networks moving forward…and so will NBC and Netflix. ESPN will maintain a 30-game package of national games, including the […]
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In the first major move of the 2025-26 MLB Hot Stove, the Los Angeles Angels traded away right-handed power-hitting outfielder Taylor Ward to the Baltimore Orioles for injured but promising starter Grayson Rodriguez. The move should be of particular interest to the Phillies, who are reportedly monitoring the corner outfield trade market this winter in […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Phillies were no stranger to churn on the back of their roster, especially when it came to relievers. Throughout a season, due to injuries or ineffectiveness, you’ll usually get a revolving cast of names taking up the final spot or two in the bullpen. One such pitcher was righthander Alan Rangel. Since signing with […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
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Well, it’s that time again. It’s Rule 5 season. Granted, this is not the most exciting part of the baseball calendar. But you never know. Shane Victorino was a two-time Rule 5 draftee, after all. The Phillies protected a trio of prospects from the draft by adding them to their 40-man roster: Andrew Painter, Alex […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
There was a bit of news across Major League Baseball because there were two deadlines this Tuesday. Teams had to add players to their 40-man roster or else they would be available for the rule-five draft and free agents with qualifying offers had to make a decision about whether to sign it or test the […]
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Teams had to add players to their 40-man roster today lest they be exposed to other teams in the Rule 5 draft. The Phillies decided on adding three. These were the three names that we should have expected the team to add to their roster. Painter, we sort of know, is going to be in […]
2 months ago | 1 read
In news akin to finding out water is wet, Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suarez both rejected the qualifying offer made to them by the Phillies. This was more or less expected business as both Schwarber and Suarez are expected to command multi year deals on the open market and make whatever home they choose to […]
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