Small victories, large defeats.
Today is the day where many of us are opening gifts found under the Christmas tree. Eager with anticipation, children especially are giddy with delight as they tear into their loot, unwrapping things they have begged for and talked about for weeks on end. It’s also the day where we see various Phillies getting gifts […]
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Merry Christmas, everyone! On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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It’s Christmas Eve and for Phillies fans, it can only mean one thing. It’s Harry Kalas reading of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” Merry Christmas, from all of us at The Good Phight.
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I picked up an interesting fact from the most recent FanGraphs mailbag: Dave Dombrowski will be eligible for the Hall of Fame next year. He’s not retired yet, but he is going to turn 70, and the HoF’s rules state that active executives of 70 years of age or older are eligible for election through […]
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I am once again asking for the Phillies to re-sign JT Realmuto. *insert Bernie Sanders meme* Phillies News MLB News
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Each and every season, teams need to sign players to minor league contracts for two reasons. First, they need to stock their upper minors with players that can fill in if the major league roster finds itself in a bind. Second, if that player is good enough during spring training, he can possibly fill a […]
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What started out as a highly confusing free agent signing by the Phillies turned into something resembling a disaster at the end of the season. No one really can pinpoint why the team targeted Max Kepler as a way to spend free agent dollars, but spend they did. It just didn’t work. 2025 stats: 474 […]
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Baseball is a game of numbers. This is something that we all know and love about the game. While the human drama that comprises each moment of a baseball game is likely what drew us in to begin, it’s the numbers and the data that helps formulate idea and concepts and opinions about it. It’s […]
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Let’s stop this nonsense and just sign JT Realmuto already. Phillies News: MLB News:
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The Phillies announced today that they have agreed to a deal with right-handed pitcher Zach Pop. Pop, 29, is a five-year MLB veteran who spent 2025 with the Mariners, Mets, and Cubs but only appeared in five MLB games. He allowed 11 earned runs on 15 hits, including four home runs, in 6.2 IP with […]
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Since Chanukkah ends tonight at sundown, I’ll finish my eight-day celebration with a look to the future. The Phillies had three Jewish players on their roster at times in 2025, carrying on in the grand tradition of Ruben Amaro, Jr. and others. But what about the future? Are there any players in the Phillies’ minor […]
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In recent years, the Phillies’ pitching program has been able to develop some very useful players out of pitchers who were underperforming in other organizations or were tossed to the scrap heap. Cristopher Sánchez is the biggest example, but the team also helped Jeff Hoffman resurrect his career, unlocked José Alvarado, got a surprising performance […]
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Munetaka Murakami was arguably the most famous player coming over from Japan this offseason. His power was legendary overseas and is his biggest calling card as he makes the transition to the MLB game. Check around pre-offseason predictions and you’ll find lots of people saying that Murakami would get somewhere in the nine figures. MLB […]
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Well, that news coming out of the south side of Chicago is certainly news that I don’t think anyone predicted. It feels like there are two ways to think of the Murakami news. First is that if he is a success, he is only on a two-year deal and can score bigger bucks in another […]
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A couple of years ago, when trying to find content to for every day of December, I polled the readers to see what they wanted me to write about. And the winner was The Hamburglar! Since that post went over well, I’ve decided to re-visit everyone’s favorite thief of McDonaldland! If you are unfamiliar with […]
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As it stands right now, if we’re to believe Fangraphs and their payroll estimator, the Phillies have spent about $300 million on their luxury tax payroll. If we assume that the re-signing of J.T. Realmuto is cost about $15 million in average annual value, that would vault that number to $315 million. According to the […]
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With the flurry of moves on Friday, you have to wonder if there is a slight holiday pause by teams on their shopping. Maybe a surprise free agent signing is coming? A trade no one saw? On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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A few years ago, I retroactively looked at some of the Phillies’ offseason moves from years past and graded them on how well they eventually played out. As part of my Chaunkkah celebration involving the number eight, I will now look back on the 2008 offseason. Heading into 2008, the Phillies were coming off their […]
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In the weeks that follow the end of the season, the accountants in New York tally up the final luxury tax bills for teams that actually spent money to improve their teams. This year, there were nine teams that exceeded the first threshold of $241 million that triggers the tax, the Phillies being among them. […]
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While there may still be some changes on the fringe, the Phillies’ bullpen is going to be a bit different looking than when we last saw them. Gone are arms like David Robertson and Jordan Romano and Matt Strahm. Now, we have Brad Keller and Jonathan Bowlan. Factor in that they have a Rule 5 […]
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Seems all the team wanted to get their Christmas shopping done prior to this weekend beginning. We had several trades yesterday, two involving the Phillies and a few more that were of some rather significant consequence. Not sure if this kind of flurry of moves has happened like this in the past, but it was […]
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Yesterday, I covered the players who wore the number 18 earlier in Phillies history. Today, I’ll go over some of the recent names. Ivan De Jesus De Jesus was the centerpiece of one of the worst trades in Phillies history. He wore 18 in his first season with the club, but after a disappointing showing, […]
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The Phillies have spent their Friday reshaping their bullpen. After trading away Matt Strahm earlier in the day, they brought in a different lefthanded reliever in Kyle Backhus. The 27-year-old Backhus made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks in 2025, appearing in 32 games with a 4.62 ERA. He was very effective against lefthand […]
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Whenever a pitcher joins a new organization, the question is about what kind of tweaks the organization can make to the player’s arsenal. It might be with adding a new pitch. The Phillies traded for Jesus Luzardo and gave him a sweeper that changed his career. Clay Holmes added a kick-change with the New York […]
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In a move that we all kind of saw coming (though maybe didn’t agree with), the Phillies reportedly have traded Matt Strahm to the Royals. Strahm being traded has been whispered about all offseason. The team had three solid left handed relievers and the market for them was weak. It makes sense in that way […]
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