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The Good Phight

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Small victories, large defeats.

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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

21 days ago | 2 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

21 days ago | 4 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

22 days ago | 3 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

22 days ago | 4 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

22 days ago | 5 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

22 days ago | 4 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

23 days ago | 1 read

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

23 days ago | 2 reads

Losing Bo Bichette, but keeping J.T. Realmuto, isn’t a huge loss

For the past week, we have been inundated with news that the team was circling Bo Bichette is the free agency chase. The pursuit of his services had obsessed the fanbase this entire week, memes and threats and promises circulating around social media, mental health threatened should he decide to ply his trade somewhere other […]

MLB Blue Jays

24 days ago | 2 reads

The day after, how are we feeling?

To call yesterday something of a whirlwind would probably be an understatement. The Phillies went from a team that was seemingly on the verge of adding a huge free agent to their roster on one hand to bringing back a key piece of their team and it being something of a disappointment on the other, […]

MLB Phillies

24 days ago | 3 reads

Dave Dombrowski fails to land the plane, now what?

It was a sucker punch. All week, every national media pundit and baseball writer insisted the Phillies were “heavy favorites” to land free agent infielder Bo Bichette. All week, momentum had been building. Meanwhile, negotiations continued. While nothing is ever certain until the dotted line is signed, we were almost assured Bichette was already trying […]

MLB Blue Jays

25 days ago | 3 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #2 – Andrew Painter

Falling down one notch in the rankings, but probably still an elite prospect, Andrew Painter now has more question marks than he ever has. Andrew Painter – 202Seth Johnson – 81Justin Crawford – 66Gage Wood – 9Mavis Graves – 3Aroon Escobar – 1John Spikerman – 1Keaton Anthony – 1Gabriel Rincones – 1 2025 stats (in […]

MLB

25 days ago | 1 read

Phillies News: Francisco Renteria, Aroon Escobar, Bo Bichette

It’s Friday again. And yet again, I’m writing a links post that doesn’t feature a headline about Bo Bichette signing. Maybe next Friday. Onto the links. Phillies news Francisco Renteria, newly signed with the Phillies, draws a comparison to Bobby Abreu from MLB.com. That’s a good sign. MLB Film Room gives a quick breakdown of […]

MLB Phillies

25 days ago | 3 reads

Phillies sign top Venezuelan prospect as international signing day begins

The international signing period opens up today, which means the Phillies can officially add one of the top prospects available in Francisco Renteria. From the sounds of it, the Phillies have gotten themselves a big time prospect. Here is the scouting report on Renteria, courtesy of Fangraphs: Renteria has arguably the best raw power projection […]

MLB Phillies

26 days ago | 6 reads

Examining the Phillies future payroll as they try to sign Bo Bichette

At the beginning of the off-season, it seemed very unlikely the Phillies would be able to sign a big-money free agent if they also brought back Kyle Schwarber. Of course, they ultimately secured the reigning NL MVP runner-up to a five-year, $150 million contract back in December. The chances of signing one of the other […]

MLB Phillies

26 days ago | 4 reads

Ranger Suárez is reportedly headed to Boston. How do you feel about it?

It wasn’t unexpected, but the news of Ranger Suárez’ departure from Philadelphia still came with a touch of somberness. Yesterday it was reported that the lefty agreed to a five year, $130M contract with the Boston Red Sox. Suárez is leaving the only organization he’s ever known in the Phillies, as he signed with the […]

MLB Phillies Red Sox

26 days ago | 3 reads

Phillies News: Ranger Suárez, Jesús Luzardo, J.T. Realmuto

It was inevitable, but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t hurt. In case you missed it, Ranger Suárez has found a new home in Boston with a reported five year, $150M deal, leaving the Phillies after being in their organization since 2012. It’s bittersweet, as Suárez was beloved in Philadelphia, but it’s nice to see him […]

MLB Phillies Red Sox

26 days ago | 2 reads

The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #1 – Aidan Miller

We have a new top prospect in our community. Aidan Miller – 148Andrew Painter – 137Justin Crawford – 58Gage Wood – 8Matthew Fisher – 2Gabriel Rincones – 2Carson DeMartini – 2Mavis Graves – 1John Spikerman – 1Dante Nori – 1 That was actually a lot closer than I had anticipated it being. 2025 stats (in […]

MLB Phillies

27 days ago | 3 reads