Small victories, large defeats.
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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
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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 […]
4 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 […]
4 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
4 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 […]
4 months ago | 1 read
When we begin planning for the offseason here at TGP, I will create a list of all the players that have put on the red pinstripes and we will review them. Some players get jumped on right away because our writers have thoughts about them and want to share them in written form. Bryson Stott […]
4 months ago | 1 read
The ballot for this year’s Hall of Fame vote was released and it’s….underwhelming. The first timers that have just joined all feel like they belong in the Hall of Very Good at first glance. There aren’t any stone cold locks left over from the previous ballots unless you are willing to turn a blind eye […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
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The Hall of Fame ballot was announced today with several new candidates added to the list of players that voters can place a checkmark next to this winter. There are a few Phillies holdovers still here, including Bobby Abreu, Hunter Pence, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins. The cases for them will be debated for another […]
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Recently, Bob Nightengale published a list of major league players who could potentially be moved this offseason. It’s unclear just how available all of these players actually are, but it seems worthwhile to take a look at some of them to see if they’d be someone the Phillies should or could realistically pursue in a […]
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It’s a Phillies tradition: a new outfielder at the deadline. 2022 brought Brandon Marsh and his beard, 2024 brought Austin Hays for a tenure cut untimely short by nephrological misfortune. And 2025 saw Harrison Bader take his talents from one fraternal metropolis to another. The deal got less attention at the time than the other […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft is Tuesday, November 18th. Any player that is eligible that the Phillies wish to protect from being selected to another team needs to be added to the 40-man roster by that date and there have been some things written about it already. Over at Fangraphs, […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
The Munetaka Murakami posting process is happening in earnest and that means interest from teams is starting to get leaked. One team that looks like they’re at the forefront of the chase is the Phillies. I’ve already written about how I believe the Phillies should be avoiding Murakami, so I’ll reiterate my stance: Phillies, move […]
4 months ago | 0 reads
There was a report yesterday that the team is getting some outside interest in their left handed relief pitching. The Phillies have fielded steady interest in all three of their left-handed relievers since the offseason began, major-league sources said, and it could nudge them toward a trade. The free-agent market for lefty relievers is not […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The GM meetings are over, the tracks for more moves have been laid and now we wait. Waiting for moves to be done, free agents to be signed and trades to consummated. Man I hate the glacial place of the MLB offseason. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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Top free agent lists produced by different writers around the game are always fun. You can probably take your own mix of the top fifty players available, mix them up and it’ll probably match something somebody has already written. We know who the top free agents are going to be weeks before they actually become […]
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MLB likes to see what other leagues are doing and try to copy them for more fan engagement in their league. One of the things that MLB has taken is the end of year awards in which they allow fans to vote for the “All-MLB team”, a clear reference to things like All-Pro in the […]
4 months ago | 1 read
It’s interesting that we are already starting to see some rumors show up about quick moves that could happen. I would assume that with the uncertainty surrounding the finances of the game thanks to the impending CBA expiration, owners might worry more about how much to spend. We’ll see! On to the links. Phillies news: […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
For the second year in a row, here is an off-season guide to get every reader prepared for the winter ahead. There will be a few changes this time around. I’m proud of the overall work I did with the 2024-25 guide and was able to do a guest appearance on Hittin’ Season. However, I […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Can one pitch change your opinion of an entire season? 2025 stats 66 G, 62 1/3 IP, 2.74 ERA (2.99 FIP), 0.72 HR/9, 27.3 K%, 7.8 BB%, 1.5 fWAR What went right For most of the season, Strahm was one of the better relief pitchers on the team, if not in the game at large. […]
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Yesterday we discussed the recent report that the Phillies could be fits for the Angels’ Jo Adell and Taylor Ward. We started with breaking down Adell’s profile and the possibility he could be the Phillies target. Today, we’ll look at the other right-handed hitting corner outfielder in Anaheim. If it feels like Taylor Ward’s name […]
4 months ago | 5 reads