Small victories, large defeats.
Nothing quite warms the soul like reading about baseball and spring training on a cold winter’s morn. Now let’s check that weekend forecast! On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
13 days ago | 4 reads
In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we here at The Good Phight are launching a yearlong series that focuses on the history of the Phillies and the All-Star Game. Check back regularly for posts about the Phillies participation in (or lack […]
14 days ago | 5 reads
Alright, we’re done the top four. Gage Wood – 87Dante Nori – 36Aroon Escobar – 34Francisco Renteria – 23Gabriel Rincones – 21Matthew Fisher – 1 Now comes a mad scramble. Not that I’ll say drafting Gage Wood in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft was a surprise, but it sure wasn’t what I […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
Yesterday, the team held a few Zoom conferences with members of the organization. The more prominent one was with J.T. Realmuto as he talked about coming back to Philadelphia to be a member of the Phillies and how he tries to extract whatever he can to help his fellow catchers. An admirable quest for him, […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
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14 days ago | 3 reads
The Phillies are #RunningItBack in 2026! After missing out on Bo Bichette and re-signing J.T. Realmuto – barring any unforeseen moves between now and the start of the season – Dave Dombrowski has said that the 2026 Phillies are going to look very similar to the 2025 edition of the team. The consensus on social […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
Dreaming about potential roster moves is always fun, especially in the trenches of the off season. I’ve always had a list of players I’d want to join the Phillies in a perfect world. Some were because of the way they played (like David Wright and Albert Pujols) and some were more for their personalities (like […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
Is it time for pitchers and catchers yet? Phillies News: MLB News:
15 days ago | 3 reads
There were a number of lessons to take away from the Phillies’ failure to haul in Bo Bichette to a seven-year, $200 million contract last week. Like with most teams, the luxury tax remains a self-imposed impediment to the Phils’ willingness to spend. The Dodgers and Mets are the two teams who will hold their […]
16 days ago | 1 read
The thumb went on the scale, folks. There is no result because the results were skewed. How skewed? When closing responses, there were 548 collected. 86.6% of people claimed Dante Nori was the team’s third best prospect. No disrespect to Nori intended, but there is a consensus among the scouting community who the team’s top […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
To state the obvious: the mood in the Phillies fandom has not been overly sanguine in the past few days. The Phillies missed a chance to get better with Bo Bichette, while their rivals in Queens did not. There are still plenty of reasons to believe in the Phillies as a major contender for next […]
16 days ago | 5 reads
It’s a new week! Also a holiday. If you have the day off from work, enjoy the time off. If you don’t, I hope it’s an easy day at work. Onto the links. Phillies news MLB.com’s Mike Petriello looks at why Bryce Harper wasn’t quite elite in 2025, and what could make him elite again […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
Welp, this is attempt number three at writing this post. The first version was written on Thursday before the Dodgers had agreed to terms with Kyle Tucker. And the second version was written on Friday morning before Bo Bichette agree to terms with the Mets. Hopefully, I can get this version published before somebody signs […]
17 days ago | 1 read
This weekend was the weekend of the aftermath of anger. Thursday night saw the Dodgers value Kyle Tucker at $60 million per season, handing him the short term contract he desired to play baseball in a low profile. Bo Bichette decided to take a player friendly deal with the Mets over the security of a […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
Are y’all done crashing out yet? No? Ok, let me know what you’re done. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
17 days ago | 1 read
For the past week, we have been inundated with news that the team was circling Bo Bichette is the free agency chase. The pursuit of his services had obsessed the fanbase this entire week, memes and threats and promises circulating around social media, mental health threatened should he decide to ply his trade somewhere other […]
18 days ago | 2 reads
To call yesterday something of a whirlwind would probably be an understatement. The Phillies went from a team that was seemingly on the verge of adding a huge free agent to their roster on one hand to bringing back a key piece of their team and it being something of a disappointment on the other, […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
Bo Bichette: Citizens Bank Park enemy #1. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
18 days ago | 2 reads
It was a sucker punch. All week, every national media pundit and baseball writer insisted the Phillies were “heavy favorites” to land free agent infielder Bo Bichette. All week, momentum had been building. Meanwhile, negotiations continued. While nothing is ever certain until the dotted line is signed, we were almost assured Bichette was already trying […]
19 days ago | 1 read
A consolation prize. We’ll have more, but I’m still mad at Bo.
19 days ago | 4 reads
Well shoot. I’m usually optimistic about the team….but this stinks.
19 days ago | 5 reads
Falling down one notch in the rankings, but probably still an elite prospect, Andrew Painter now has more question marks than he ever has. Andrew Painter – 202Seth Johnson – 81Justin Crawford – 66Gage Wood – 9Mavis Graves – 3Aroon Escobar – 1John Spikerman – 1Keaton Anthony – 1Gabriel Rincones – 1 2025 stats (in […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Believe it or not, but spring training is approaching fast. The Phillies have yet to officially announce when their pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater, but it’s a safe bet that it will be somewhere around February 11th to 15th, as their first game action will take place on February 21st. But there’s one […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
It’s Friday again. And yet again, I’m writing a links post that doesn’t feature a headline about Bo Bichette signing. Maybe next Friday. Onto the links. Phillies news Francisco Renteria, newly signed with the Phillies, draws a comparison to Bobby Abreu from MLB.com. That’s a good sign. MLB Film Room gives a quick breakdown of […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
The international signing period opens up today, which means the Phillies can officially add one of the top prospects available in Francisco Renteria. From the sounds of it, the Phillies have gotten themselves a big time prospect. Here is the scouting report on Renteria, courtesy of Fangraphs: Renteria has arguably the best raw power projection […]
20 days ago | 5 reads