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Phillies on the Pharm: 6/18/2026
It was another rough night on the Pharm, with only one team getting a win. Jersey Shore seemed to have just about all of the organization’s offense for the evening. Here’s how the games shaped up. Lehigh Valley 4, Worcester 7 F/10 The ‘Pigs came back from an early deficit, but fell to the WooSox […]
Who should take Andrew Painter’s spot in the rotation?
It shouldn’t be controversial to say that Andrew Painter is not a Major League caliber starting pitcher right now. That does not mean he will never become one, but in this moment, on June 18th, he is simply not MLB caliber. After his latest shellacking at the hands of the Marlins yesterday afternoon in which […]
Phillies News: Andrew Painter, Jonathan Bowlan, All-Star Futures Game
The Phillies simply couldn’t wait anymore. After another disastrous outing yesterday afternoon, the Phillies finally decided they’d seen enough and sent the struggling Andrew Painter to Triple-A. It’s been a rocky start to a career for the young right hander to say the least, as he owns a 7.06 ERA across his first 14 big […]
Phillies Option Andrew Painter to Triple-A
After Wednesday’s 12-4 defeat to the Miami Marlins where Andrew Painter surrendered six runs in just two innings of work, the Phillies will be shaking up the back of their rotation by optioning Andrew Painter to AAA. The Phillies have tried everything with Painter. They’ve tweaked his usage in certain starts to limit fastball damage, […]
Let’s talk about Painter: Marlins 12, Phillies 4
It was a semi-getaway day for the Phillies and Marlins and after getting embarrassed a bit by the Phillies the previous two games, Miami came out swinging. On the day, they battered Andrew Painter and the rest of the Phillies’ pitching staff, putting up twelve runs on thirteen hits. It started early and often and […]
Gamethread 6/17: Phillies vs Marlins
Here are the lineups for the series finale against the Marlins. Let’s discuss! For the Phillies: For the Marlins:
Zack Wheeler and the Art of Figuring it Out
Zack Wheeler was not at his best on Monday night. He had issued three walks by the first batter of the fourth inning. It was only the seventh time he’d walked three or more batters in a game since the start of 2025, and he had yet to record an out in the fourth. He’d […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/17/2026
At least the big league club won big last night, because it was a rough night elsewhere across the Phillies system with heartbreaking late losses and blowouts. Worcester 5, Lehigh Valley 3 This one entered the ninth tied at 3-3 before Nolan Hoffman allowed two runs on two hits and a walk to put the […]
The Mets are up next. How are you feeling about them?
With no disrespect meant to the Marlins, with whom the Phillies conclude their series today, it’s time to think about the Mets. It’s deep into June, and the Phillies are just about to play their Flushing-based rivals for the first time this season. Blame the balanced schedule; it’s kept the two star-crossed haters apart for […]
Phillies news: Brad Keller, outfield, Rafael Devers
Listen, I’m glad that the Phillies won and everything, but the thing I’m most glad about is that Kyle Schwarber was not subjected to anything crazy at first base. I know the team was trying to get Bryce Harper off his feet and that with Alec Bohm at third thanks to Trea Turner needing a […]
Kyle Schwarber Played First In This One: Phillies 8, Marlins 2
In middle school English class, I was taught about the structure of a story. It has the inciting event, the rising action, the climax, the falling action. Baseball games can be exactly like that. Or exactly not like that. This game had most of those pieces, sure, but they all came fairly early. The Phillies […]
Gamethread 6/16: Marlins at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
Who are the Phillies’ other All-Stars?
Earlier today, Joe asked the question about how everyone is feeling about the team’s All-Star voting results after the first round of results were released. Now, we’re asking a different question. Please take our survey Realistically, Sanchez and Schwarber are as close to locks as we can get. Sanchez is probably going to start while […]
Some early ideas for the Phillies’ trade deadline
At the trade deadline coming up, the Phillies are going to make a move. That is all but a guarantee at this point being as how, under Dave Dombrowski, they have made a move at each deadline under his control. This year, there are some pretty striking needs the team has that are probably going […]
How are we feeling after the first All-Star voting totals were released?
Yesterday MLB released the first update of the voting totals for next month’s All-Star game which, if you haven’t heard, will be hosted at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. We still have a lot of baseball to get through before we arrive to the Midsummer Classic, but the first vote totals paint a pretty good […]
Phillies news: All-Star vote, trade targets, Spencer Strider
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Honk if you love shutouts: Phillies 7, Marlins 0
After laying two goose eggs in Milwaukee, the Philadelphia Phillies (39-33) returned to the roost and sired one of their own from the Miami Marlins (36-37), hatching a 7-0 victory on Monday night (I don’t know where babies come from). Zack Wheeler gave up a hit and a walk to open the game but allowed […]
Gamethread 6/15: Marlins at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Marlins: Let’s talk about it.
Opposition research: Owen Caissie
Sometimes, prospects end up being better trade chips than actual players. That might be the case with Owen Caissie who has already been part of two prominent trades but has yet to find his footing in the major leagues. After being selected by the Padres in the second round of the 2020 draft, Owen Caissie […]
Three up, three down: week of June 8-14
I was always a bit hesitant to put too much stock into this weekend’s series in Milwaukee. The Brewers continue to defy logic that resides on paper, continuing to be a very good team despite not having an offense that can overpower teams. It does help having the Cy Young frontrunner at the beginning of […]
Phillies on the Pharm: 6/15/2026
On Saturday, everyone in the Phillies organization won their game, major and minor leagues. Sunday, the complete opposite happened. Scranton 6, Lehigh Valley 5 If the theme of Saturday’s games was that all the teams in the minor leagues had good pitching, then Sunday’s theme was that everyone had bad pitching, starting in Scranton. Felix […]
If Trea Turner were to move down in the lineup, what does the lineup look like?
When Alec Bohm was struggling, newly named interim manager Don Mattingly took it upon himself to make two changes. He gave Bohm two days off, then moved him down in the batting order. He used that opportunity to give a struggling player some time to “catch his breath” and take some pressure off of him […]
Phillies news: Justin Crawford, Andrew Painter, Cooper Pratt
I know this is not baseball, and you’re probably not interested, but it was incredible to see a World Cup match played in Philadelphia last night. I personally was unable to secure tickets, but just seeing the enthusiasm surrounding the match was something awesome to watch. Compare that to the lethargy displayed by the Phillies […]
Everyone has an off day: Brewers 4, Phillies 0
Listen. The best pitcher in baseball for May was Cristopher Sanchez. His scoreless month set a standard of excellence that he can’t possibly live up to again. That means, even in starts like he had the other night where he only allowed two runs, it made one wistful for that month of May. Today, facing […]
Gamethread 6/14: Phillies at Brewers
The Phillies got shut down by the Brewers’ ace on Friday night. On Sunday, Cristopher Sanchez will attempt to return the favor as the Phillies aim to win their second straight game against the Brewers. The Brewers will counter with Kyle Harrison. The Phillies have had troubles with lefthanded starters this season, and Harrison has […]
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