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We here at The Good Phight hope you’ve enjoyed your holiday season, whether you celebrate one, multiple, or none of the holidays involved. We also hope you’ve been following along with Smarty’s annual holiday posts of nonsense. There’s still some time left in the season of giving, but with Christmas in the rear-view mirror, let’s […]
From The Good Phight | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Well, Christmas has come and gone. Now it’s Boxing Day. I considered making some sort of tacky Boxing Day/Rocky/Philly joke, but I decided to spare you. Consider that a late holiday gift. Onto the links. Phillies news Things are lining up nicely for Harrison Bader to get a big contract. Which Phillies have the best […]
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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 […]
From The Good Phight | 2 days ago | 0 reads
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.
From The Good Phight | 3 days ago | 0 reads
I am once again asking for the Phillies to re-sign JT Realmuto. *insert Bernie Sanders meme* Phillies News MLB News
From The Good Phight | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Mets are reportedly interested in free agent left fielder Austin Hays, according to Jon Heyman. The team is discussing the outfielder internally as they look to bolster their lineup. Hays, an eight-year veteran who has bounced around between the Orioles, Phillies, and, most recently, the Reds, is coming off a year in which he […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 4 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Let’s stop this nonsense and just sign JT Realmuto already. Phillies News: MLB News:
From The Good Phight | 4 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 5 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 5 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 5 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 5 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 6 days ago | 0 reads
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:
From The Good Phight | 6 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 7 days ago | 1 read
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. […]
From The Good Phight | 7 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 7 days ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The Cubs bullpen was a strength for the Cubs in 2025 but with Andrew Kittredge returning to the Baltimore Orioles, Drew Pomeranz signing with the Los Angeles Angels and Brad Keller inking a two-year deal with the Phillies, the late innings of Cubs games will look a lot different in 2026. The Cubs have been […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 8 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 8 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 8 days ago | 1 read
A pretty significant relief trade went down this morning, with the Philadelphia Phillies sending a legit reliever in Matt Strahm to the Kansas City Royals. It’s a notable deal all on its own (Strahm is a very good reliever and the Phillies/Royals are notable players elsewhere in the market), but there’s also some added Cubs flavor for us to discuss. So, let’s. The Royals are acquiring Matt Strahm from the Phillies for RHP Jonathan Bowlan, per source. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsan...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 8 days ago | 3 reads
The Royals managed to jump the leak train entirely when they abruptly announced this morning that they had acquired left-handed relief pitcher Matt Strahm in exchange for right-handed reliever Jonathan Bowlan. This trade must have come together quickly and easily because most transactions during the MLB offseason are broken hours, if not days, in advance […]
From Royals Review | 8 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
From The Good Phight | 8 days ago | 0 reads