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Did the Phillies miss the boat in trading for Harry Ford?
There are a lot of prospect hounds around and a lot of people like Harry Ford. This is the most updated scouting report, courtesy of Baseball Prospectus: If Ford was hoping he might play himself into a time-share at the catcher position by the end of 2025, he should’ve known better than to be drafted […]
Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto, Jose Ferrer
Maybe we just don’t value catching prospects in the same way that major league teams do. I would have thought someone like Harry Ford would have been worth much more than what the Mariners got for him, but Jose Ferrer is nothing to sneeze at either. We’ll never know what the Phillies could have dealt, […]
Phillies potential trade target: Sandy Alcantara
The hot stove has remained cool for the Phillies, so I’ll take another look at a player who has been rumored to be available on the trade market and analyze if he is someone the Phillies should pursue. Sandy Alcantara The background Sandy Alcantara was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican […]
What do you want to see the Phillies do at the Winter Meetings?
Teams are starting to arrive in Florida for the Winter Meetings, getting ready for a few days of what we hope are transactions that light up the hot stove. That means that there will be trades, maybe a free agent signing or two and everyone’s favorite part of the Meetings, the Rule 5 draft. For […]
Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos, Byron Buxton
The Winter Meetings, or how I learned to love baseball transactions again. Personally, I’m excited to see how many rumors are floated that are incredibly wrong or inaccurate. If we had to create a leaderboard for who had the most incorrect rumors around, which writer would lead the pack? My guess would be Ralph. On […]
The Notes Off-Season Check-In
The winter meetings take place early next week and hopefully that forces more action in free agency. Dylan Cease got a massive contract from Toronto but there hasn’t been much else outside of a few relievers. Who is going to sign Kyle Tucker? Mets Off-season so far This is a Phillies blog but it is […]
What are the odds as the Winter Meetings begin
The baseball Winter Meetings begin this weekend, which means the chances of the Phillies actually doing something within this timeframe are more heightened than ever. This is the place where business usually happens at a pretty steady pace and the Phillies are no stranger to that. The Winter Meetings is where Trea Turner agreed to […]
2025 Player Review: Mick Abel
To fully understand the whirlwind that was Mick Abel’s 2025 season, you have to start with how his 2024 season ended. The then 22-year-old Abel finished his first full season at Triple-A and “disaster” would hardly be the word for it. Abel started 24 games and finished with a 3-12 record to go with a […]
What was the worst contract the Phillies ever signed?
Last week in honor of Black Friday, we took the opportunity to discuss some of the best bargain contracts the Phillies ever agreed to. Today, in honor of post-Black Friday buyer’s remorse and the Athletic’s recent article ranking the worst contracts in MLB, we’ll take the opportunity to discuss the worst contracts in Phillies history. […]
Phillies News: Matt Strahm, Schwarber Suitors, 2026 Prospect Debuts
Well, it’s the holiday season. Christmas music, twinkling lights, the works. When will the Phillies find a free agent under their tree? Will we have to wait until the 25th? We’ll see. Onto the links. Phillies news Per the Seattle Times, the Mariners are interested in Matt Strahm. Who are the main non-Phillies suitors in […]
Report: Phillies have interest in Tatsuya Imai
Well, we’ve always known that the Phillies wanted to make headway in the Japanese market. Might they be aiming high? I mean, if you’re going to go high, then go to the top! Again, as we know, Jon Heyman is a mouthpiece for Scott Boras and Boras is the agent for Imai. He’s trying to […]
Here’s what the Phillies can do without Kyle Schwarber
For a moment, let’s imagine the unimaginable. Kyle Schwarber signs with the Cincinnati Reds. Or the Boston Red Sox. Or, the nightmare of all nightmares, the New York Mets. Let’s imagine Schwarber, the NL MVP runner-up, signs somewhere other than Philadelphia. Aside from losing the leader of the clubhouse and the glue that has held […]
2025 Phillies player review: David Robertson
The Phillies were in need of relief in July. While the trade for Jhoan Duran helped fortify the bullpen, the team knew that he wouldn’t be enough. So, they turned to free agency where an old friend was waiting. David Robertson originally signed with the Phillies as a free agent before 2019, and it was […]
Should the Phillies pursue Willson Contreras in a trade?
Earlier this week, it was reported by Katie Woo of the Athletic that St. Louis Cardinals’ 1B/catcher Willson Contreras has become more open to waiving his no-trade clause to facilitate a trade out of St, Louis. It comes in the wake of former teammate Sonny Gray doing the same thing and in turn being traded […]
Phillies News: Kyle Schwarber, Cole Hamels, Winter Meetings
We are currently in one of the deadest periods of the dead MLB offseason, but fear not! The Winter Meetings are on the horizon, and with them will come some singings and trades as well as numerous “team is interested in player” reports that seem to regurgitate the same information you’ve read for months. On […]
5 things the Phillies should do at the Winter Meetings
The MLB Hot Stove is finally ready to start heating up. In one week, every front office in baseball (yes, even the Marlins and Pirates will probably attend!) will head to Orlando for the start of the Winter Meetings, MLB’s annual shopping bazaar. Free agents will sign. Trades will be consummated. Scott Boras will hold […]
2025 Player Review: Jordan Romano
I appreciate the gamble. I appreciate seeing an asset that maybe was on the buy low side of things and thinking that maybe – just maybe – something could be done to get a player on the cheap(ish). However. 2025 stats 49 G, 42 2/3 IP, 8.23 ERA (5.39 FIP), 25.1 K%, 9.1 BB%, 2.11 […]
What should the Phillies do if Schwarber leaves?
Erwin Schrödinger once presented a thought experiment about a cat and a box. The cat, you see, is both alive and dead until the box is opened, and its true fate is revealed. A free agent is sort of like that: he is both signed and unsigned until the box is opened. We hope that […]
Phillies news: Kyle Schwarber, draft, Cody Ponce
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Let’s open up the mailbag once again!
It’s December now. The cold days are ahead of us, the dreary ending to the baseball season behind us. Soon, we’ll have the hot stove set aflame with rumors from the Winter Meetings, things that will occupy us for days on end. For now, we have little. Except mailbag questions! Those are always fun! On […]
2025 Player Review: Cristopher Sanchez
In 2019, the Phillies traded relatively unknown prospect Curtis Mead to the Rays in exchange for relatively unknown prospect Cristopher Sanchez. Wanting to know as much as I could about this kid at the time, I looked up his minor league stats and was thrilled to see he’d spent time with the Bowling Green Hotrods […]
Who is your favorite non-top five prospect in the Phillies’ system?
It’s easy to love the trio of Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford. They represent the best chances the team has at adding an actual impact bat/arm from within their own player development system. The wheels of that system have been rusted for quite a while, causing the need to spend on free agent […]
Phillies news: Aaron Nola, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suarez
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The Phillies vs. Shohei Ohtani, part four
The series against the Dodgers ended in defeat, Orion Kerkering literally throwing away any chance the Phillies had at bringing the series back to Philadelphia for a fifth and deciding game. It was a bitter disappointment to take, another opportunity wasted with the core they have in place. Yet, as we’ve seen something emerge from […]
BreakingT is having a Cyber Monday sale
Today, over at BreakingT, they are having Cyber Monday sale on all MLB gear. Not only are they doing baseball, but other sports are involved. Just click on this link to go and find Phillies gear for that special someone! Don’t forget to use the code CYBERMONDAY when you checkout.
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