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Phillies acquire Brooks Raley from the Mets

UPDATE: It’s official. On the lookout for bullpen help, the Phillies are going to make a move for a lefty to help out the group. Raley is a solid addition if it is done, giving them another left handed option that can supplant the options they have there currently. More to come. UPDATE: Here is […]

Phillies trade for Luis Arraez from the Giants

UPDATE: It’s official. It’s deadline day and the Phillies have reportedly made a deal. Landing Arraez has been rumored for a few days, but it appears to have come to fruition. Here is the rumored return. That’s a hefty package, but it’s the offensive upgrade they need. More to come

What are your expectations for trade deadline day?

It has finally arrived. We’ve spent days, week even, speculating about what the Phillies are going to be doing to improve their roster from outside the organization. They’ve tried and failed to bring in adequate internal options, those options not performing or simply not being good enough to have performed well in the first place. […]

Phillies news: Bryan de la Cruz, Luis Arraez, Kevin Gausman

Well, it was apparently big trade day yesterday with several deals getting done. There will be more, of course, and maybe even one or two involving the Phillies. Who knows! It was cool to watch Bryce Harper homer though. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:

Riders on the storm: Phillies 8, Orioles 0

Some people like their recaps neat and tidy, so this will be the same. Since the Phillies played a shortened game today, this will be a shortened recap. The starting pitcher? Zack Wheeler. He only went two innings because for some reason, the Orioles saw a window and tried to play through it. In those […]

Gamethread 8/2: Phillies at Orioles

After snapping their four game losing streak on Saturday, the Phillies will look to earn a series win on Sunday in the finale against the Baltimore Orioles. Zack Wheeler gets the start for the Phillies. The righthander is coming off an alarmingly bad outing so it will be interesting to see if he can bounce […]

Phillies on the Pharm: 8/2/2026

There are some bright spots in the minor league system these days. Thank God, since there aren’t that many in the major leagues right now. How did the kids do? Lehigh Valley 4, Buffalo 1 Keaton Anthony, frequenter of this list, had two hits on the evening, including a double to lead the offense in […]

Which projection system do you pay most attention to?

Getting to the playoffs is the (supposed) goal of each team in major league baseball. As the season wears on, the odds each of them have of making the postseason fluctuate each day depending on the streak that each particular team goes on. While one would think those odds would remain somewhat static across different […]

MLB

Deep Breaths Ahead of Deadline: Phillies 5, Orioles 0

Losers in eight of their last nine games, the Phillies just needed a win. However they could get it, and what could happen around it didn’t matter. Just walk away with a win to start a new month that hopefully won’t end in a 9-15 record. Cristopher Sánchez struck out eleven Baltimore Oriole, allowing just […]

Trea Turner should move off of shortstop in 2027

Earlier this week, we asked you a question about Trea Turner and changing positions. Many of you felt it was fait accompli. Turner’s defense has been a hot topic for some time now, but it seems that after the All-Star break, it has gotten louder. He has not helped things by playing a poor defense […]

MLB

Mailbag: let’s talk some (theoretical) trades

Since we are in the crazy season of teams talking trades, sometimes it’s fun to talk about ones people think the Phillies should be making. We’ve talked about what the needs are that this team has, so there’s really no reason to rehash what they’re looking around for. If you paid any attention to the […]

Phillies news: Brandon Marsh, Andrew Painter, Tarik Skubal

The trade deadline draws nearer and it feels like we are all in a holding pattern talking about anything else in regards to the team. We want to see what the roster looks like post deadline as soon as possible, so let’s just get it over with. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:

Can you see the bottom?: Orioles 6, Phillies 4

Heading into the All Star break, the Philadelphia Phillies (57-53) were 11 games over .500, firmly in wild card positioning, and a game and a half back from Atlanta Braves for the division lead. After tonight’s 6-4 defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles (54-56), they’ve gone 3-10 since the break, now eight games […]

We could all use a vacation: Phillies vs. Orioles series preview

What’s the definition of “not going well?” How about playing a series against a team that came in on a 12-game losing streak, and getting swept? The series against the Marlins showed that it’s not just one thing plaguing the Phillies at the moment, it’s everything. Each loss came in a different fashion, with the […]

Wild Trades, Clay Holmes, and Revisiting 2022

The Connelly Early for Curtis Mead trade between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals is still pretty wild. Mead now has a left wrist fracture, which probably takes him out of the lineup for at least a month and completely ruins the best argument for this trade for Boston, a better short term push […]

Phillies on the Pharm: 7/31/2026

It was a busy day for the Phillies affiliates, with two doubleheaders thanks to Tuesday’s rainouts. And happily, most of those games ended up as wins for the good guys. Buffalo 1, Lehigh Valley 0 The IronPigs pitchers allowed nine hits in the first game of their doubleheader, but just a single run. That run […]

Is it time to end the Gabriel Rincones Jr. experiment?

The Phillies outfield is the weakest link of a weak offense. As a group, the unit ranks 29th in OPS (.654), on base percentage (.278), and wRC+ (77). The recent month-long cold spell from their only plus player in Brandon Marsh has made the sore spots in the outfield stick out even more. The team […]

Phillies News: Chase Utley, Ramon Marquez, Trade Deadline

July draws to a close, August draws near. The trade deadline looms. On to the links. Phillies news: Eric Longenhagen takes a look at the Phillies prospects that could be on the move for FanGraphs. ($) You’re probably pretty familiar with Chase Utley’s accomplishments. But it’s fun to reminisce. Ramon Marquez is a pretty darn […]

Angels shortstop Zach Neto is apparently a target of the Phillies

The MLB Trade Deadline is less than a week away and with the team mired in a 40-game funk of mediocrity (a 20-20 record during that stretch), one of their star players openly challenging his boss to make improvements and that star player’s manager rebuffing those challenges, rumors persist the Phillies are interested in an […]

Phillies on the Pharm: 7/31/2026

It was a busy day for the Phillies affiliates, with two doubleheaders thanks to Tuesday’s rainouts. And happily, most of those games ended up as wins for the good guys. Buffalo 1, Lehigh Valley 0 The IronPigs pitchers allowed nine hits in the first game of their doubleheader, but just a single run. That run […]

Phillies on the Pharm: 7/30/2026

In these waning days in the Phillies organization for some players, let’s look at how some minor leaguers performed. Buffalo 5, Lehigh Valley 4 Keaton Anthony hit a home run for the IronPigs yesterday, which makes me wonder about his trade value. He’s a right handed hitting first baseman that can’t really play in the […]