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Who is your favorite Phillies Spring Training MVP?

Every year we get excited for the start of the Spring Training schedule of games. A long winter without baseball finally ends, even if the games don’t count. Then we quickly remember that the spring games are usually for the players we’ve never heard of or may never hear from again, as anyone important is […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 5 reads

Phillies News: Bullpen, BayCare Ballpark, J.T. Realmuto

Welcome to the last Friday without Phillies baseball for a while. Well, that’s not strictly true: there’ll be a Friday off after the home opener. But you know what I mean. Onto the links. Phillies news: For those of us lucky enough to go to Clearwater, the Phillies announced the fan amenities you can expect […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 4 reads

The Good Phight is hiring!

The 2026 season is in the foreground, rapidly approaching. That means our coverage here at The Good Phight is also going to ramp up. We’re excited for the season ahead, ready to bring you more of the news, analysis and opinion writing that you’ve come to know. We’re also looking to expand to our staff […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 6 reads

The battle to be the third left hander in the bullpen

The Phillies traded Matt Strahm this winter in an effort to lower payroll get more long term flexibility with their bullpen options. Once the trade was finalized, a ripple effect of that trade, unforeseen or not, was that the depth chart from the left handed side of the bullpen took quite the hit. Those three […]

MLB

5 months ago · 4 reads

How will you remember Nick Castellanos?

Today marks one week that the marriage between the Phillies and Nick Castellanos officially came to an end. Both sides have since appeared to move on, as the Phillies look to their new starting right fielder in Adolis Garcia and Castellanos has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres. The end of the […]

MLB Phillies Padres

5 months ago · 3 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #16 – Dylan Campbell

Last January, the Dodgers were chasing Roki Sasaki and needed more international signing bonus money. That led them to utilizing their deep farm system to trade Dylan Campbell to the Phillies in return for some of that international money. Now the Phillies have an interesting prospect. Dylan Campbell – 80 (I promise you, that’s not […]

MLB

5 months ago · 2 reads

What’s your favorite stadium giveaway?

Baseball is coming soon. Hot dogs, green grass, the crack of the bat and the sharp cry of “safe!” from the umpire… you can’t have a baseball game without these things. You can, however, have a baseball game without a stadium giveaway. But isn’t it better when there is one? A new season means new […]

MLB

5 months ago · 2 reads

The “Last Man In” free agent tournament: Quarterfinals part one

With Cliff Lee getting past Michael Saunders, round one of the “Last Man In” free agent tournament is complete. We’ll begin the quarterfinal round with a pair of matchups: 4. Jeff Hoffman, 2023 Jeff Hoffman became an out of nowhere success story for the Phillies, so I understand why Phillies fans liked the guy, but […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 6 reads

Prospect expectations check: What’s realistic and what’s fantasy?

Let’s assume for a second that Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford are going to make the Opening Day roster. While it’s not completely a sure thing, outside of some unforeseen circumstance that fells one or both of them, they’re going north with the Phillies. That makes this question applicable to many of the other prospects […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 4 reads

Three storylines to follow in Phillies spring training

With spring training opening up this week, many people are going to start remembering that baseball is about to begin. Hearing the pitchers and catcher popping mitts again is always the best sound reminder that we have that our blessed game is around the corner and soon after that, position players will return. Then we’ll […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 5 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #15 – Cody Bowker

Listen, I really liked the idea that the Phillies recognized that developing their own starters and relievers is the proper way to build and develop. Spending at the top of free agency each year is fine, but there has to be some counterbalance to what is being done. So spending higher draft picks on pitchers […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 4 reads

Which player do you expect to take a leap forward this season?

Spring training is the time for optimism for all people involved. It still feels like the Phillies have a chance to win a World Series since everyone is (mostly) healthy and showing up in the best shape of their lives. Everyone still has the sense that things are alright and that negativity about either the […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 4 reads

Phillies news: Bryce Harper, Edmundo Sosa, Zac Gallen

Today is the day. Pitchers and catchers have already begun their workouts, but the players are coming. A bunch of them are already there, eager to run it ba— Get better for the season. Today, though, today is the marker in the sand. The one where it truly feels like spring is underway. On to […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 3 reads

The “Last Man In” free agent tournament: Cliff Lee vs. Michael Saunders

To nobody’s surprise, Bryce Harper earned more votes than Dustin McGowan in their matchup of the “Last Man In” free agent tournament. We’ve come to our final first round matchup: 1. Cliff Lee, 2011 Stats with the Phillies: 118 games, 48-34 W-L, 2.94 ERA, 813 K, 124 BB, 20.7 bWAR The Phillies traded for Cliff […]

MLB

5 months ago · 4 reads

Let’s take a trip through PECOTA, pitching edition!

Yesterday, I looked a few things that were off interest to me where the PECOTA projections were concerned. For the most part, I would agree with what was said in this article that talked about the release of PECOTA and how it is pretty accurate these days. The only downside, of course, is that PECOTA […]

MLB Red Sox

5 months ago · 8 reads

Which spring training storyline will age badly?

The Phillies have a ton of storylines this spring. With the players reporting in full tomorrow, we’re going to hear a lot about which players are ITBSOHL, which ones are working on something new, etc. The storylines are endless with so many new things happening around the team (THERE ARE NEW THINGS I PROMISE YOU). […]

MLB Phillies

5 months ago · 3 reads

Phillies All-Star One and Dones: The 1940s Part 1

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 (or lack thereof) in […]

MLB

5 months ago · 3 reads

Let’s take a trip through PECOTA, offense edition!

There are lots of projection systems that proclaim themselves the most accurate, the one that hits the target more often when talking about how a player will perform. It’s a tricky business because there are so many variables that go into a season that getting even half of the projection correct would be a boon […]

MLB

5 months ago · 7 reads

Who has the better season: Nick Castellanos or Adolis Garcia?

Let’s assume for a second that Nick Castellanos finds gainful employment this offseason. It’s a likely supposition since he was still an above average hitter by wRC+ not long ago and likely would be unburdened of the yoke of outfield defense by whatever team decides to sign him. Wherever he goes, he will ultimately be […]

MLB

5 months ago · 5 reads