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Small victories, large defeats.

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The “Last Man In” free agent tournament

As Phillies fans hope that the team has another big move left in them (Don’t hold your breath!), I decided to take a look at recent offseasons to see how many big moves they’ve made closer to the start of camp. Then, as one does, I decided to make the exercise into an interactive March […]

MLB NFL Phillies

3 months ago · 7 reads

What is the thing most likely to bounce back for the Phillies in 2026?

A lot of people around the team’s fanbase are expecting the Phillies to have a worse season in 2026 than they had in 2025. Whether that be though lack of moves on the free agent/trade market or a natural regression to their true talent, there seems to be a bunch of things people see going […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 8 reads

Phillies announce list of non-roster invitees for Spring Training

Ah yes, the dream of spring. With a major winter storm barreling down on the Philadelphia area this weekend, thoughts of Clearwater are most welcome. The Phillies have obliged by giving us their list of non-roster invitees that will make the trek to spring training. Lots of interesting names here. Justin Crawford and Aidan Miller […]

MLB

3 months ago · 4 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect List: #5 – Aroon Escobar

Alright, now is when the fun really begins. Aroon Escobar – 104Dante Nori – 52Francisco Renteria – 42Gabriel Rincones – 34Moises Chace – 10Matthew Fisher – 6 The Phillies don’t have a deep farm system. On this, we can all agree. You can blame some of it on poor player development, where they have struggled […]

MLB

3 months ago · 6 reads

Which Phillies currently on the Hall of Fame Ballot will make it to Cooperstown?

Earlier this week, the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were announced in Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, who will join Jeff Kent to make up the 2026 class of new inductees. But more importantly for Phillies fans, there was a good deal of movement with some former Phils greats on the ballot. […]

MLB

3 months ago · 7 reads

Phillies news: Dave Dombrowski, Nick Castellanos, Cody Bellinger

If we’re being perfectly logical, the Phillies right now have not been completely successful in their offseason plan as they did not reel in the big fish in Bo Bichette. However, the word “completely” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here since we can still term this offseason successful by looking at what they […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 7 reads

Which current Phillies are Hall of Fame contenders?

It was a good year for Phillies on the Hall of Fame ballot. As expected, Chase Utley did not get elected in this, his third year on the ballot. Neither did Jimmy Rollins, Bobby Abreu, or newcomer Cole Hamels. Again, no surprises there. However, Utley’s stock increased greatly in 2026, seeing a 19.3% increase from […]

MLB

3 months ago · 7 reads

And Not To Yield

Baseball is a young man’s game. And all who play it at the major league level are young; at least compared to the members of other professions. There are doctors in their seventies; there are no shortstops at that age outside of Old Timer’s Day. But age is relative; while none of the boys of […]

MLB

3 months ago · 4 reads

Which Phillies prospect will have the biggest impact in 2026?

For the first time in quite some time, the Phillies are primed to have some of their top prospects play real roles on the Major League team. The Big Three of Justin Crawford, Andrew Painter, and Aidan Miller all have paths to playing on the Phillies in 2026 that are varying degrees of open. But […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 9 reads

Phillies All-Star One and Dones: The 1930s

In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we here at The Good Phight are launching a yearlong series that focuses on the history of the Phillies and the All-Star Game. Check back regularly for posts about the Phillies participation in (or lack […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 13 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect List: #4 – Gage Wood

Alright, we’re done the top four. Gage Wood – 87Dante Nori – 36Aroon Escobar – 34Francisco Renteria – 23Gabriel Rincones – 21Matthew Fisher – 1 Now comes a mad scramble. Not that I’ll say drafting Gage Wood in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft was a surprise, but it sure wasn’t what I […]

MLB

3 months ago · 7 reads

Dr. Dombrowski or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Running it Back

The Phillies are #RunningItBack in 2026! After missing out on Bo Bichette and re-signing J.T. Realmuto – barring any unforeseen moves between now and the start of the season – Dave Dombrowski has said that the 2026 Phillies are going to look very similar to the 2025 edition of the team. The consensus on social […]

MLB

3 months ago · 6 reads

In a perfect world, who would you add to this Phillies roster?

Dreaming about potential roster moves is always fun, especially in the trenches of the off season. I’ve always had a list of players I’d want to join the Phillies in a perfect world. Some were because of the way they played (like David Wright and Albert Pujols) and some were more for their personalities (like […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 9 reads

To keep the window open, the Phillies need help from the farm

There were a number of lessons to take away from the Phillies’ failure to haul in Bo Bichette to a seven-year, $200 million contract last week. Like with most teams, the luxury tax remains a self-imposed impediment to the Phils’ willingness to spend. The Dodgers and Mets are the two teams who will hold their […]

MLB

3 months ago · 7 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #3 – Justin Crawford

The thumb went on the scale, folks. There is no result because the results were skewed. How skewed? When closing responses, there were 548 collected. 86.6% of people claimed Dante Nori was the team’s third best prospect. No disrespect to Nori intended, but there is a consensus among the scouting community who the team’s top […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 7 reads

Do You Think the Phillies are the Division Favorites?

To state the obvious: the mood in the Phillies fandom has not been overly sanguine in the past few days. The Phillies missed a chance to get better with Bo Bichette, while their rivals in Queens did not. There are still plenty of reasons to believe in the Phillies as a major contender for next […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 9 reads

Phillies News: Bryce Harper, Von Hayes, J.T. Realmuto

It’s a new week! Also a holiday. If you have the day off from work, enjoy the time off. If you don’t, I hope it’s an easy day at work. Onto the links. Phillies news MLB.com’s Mike Petriello looks at why Bryce Harper wasn’t quite elite in 2025, and what could make him elite again […]

MLB Phillies

3 months ago · 6 reads

Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, and Dodgers-induced ennui

Welp, this is attempt number three at writing this post. The first version was written on Thursday before the Dodgers had agreed to terms with Kyle Tucker. And the second version was written on Friday morning before Bo Bichette agree to terms with the Mets. Hopefully, I can get this version published before somebody signs […]

MLB Mets Dodgers

3 months ago · 7 reads

Which signing was more aggravating: Kyle Tucker or Bo Bichette?

This weekend was the weekend of the aftermath of anger. Thursday night saw the Dodgers value Kyle Tucker at $60 million per season, handing him the short term contract he desired to play baseball in a low profile. Bo Bichette decided to take a player friendly deal with the Mets over the security of a […]

MLB Dodgers Mets

3 months ago · 7 reads