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The “Last Man In” free agent tournament semi-finals
With Bryce Harper getting past Luis Garcia and Cliff Lee outgaining Nick Castellanos, we’ve reached the final four of the tournament to decide who was the best “late” free agent signing in recent Phillies history. Here are the semi-final matchups: 1.Cliff Lee, 2011 It’s a shame that Lee spent the final year and a half […]
What does the rotation really look like?
One of the big questions heading into this Spring Training is who will fill out the five-man rotation to start the season. Most of the starters are set, headlined by reigning Cy-Young finalist Cristopher Sanchez. Aaron Nola, Jesus Luzardo, and Taijuan Walker fill in three of the remaining spots but with Zack Wheeler’s timeline uncertain, […]
Phillies notes: Justin Crawford, Kevin Long, Michael Conforto
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Gamethread 2/23: Phillies at Nationals
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Nationals: Let’s talk about it.
Spring Training Weekend Notes
The Phillies kicked off the start of their season over the weekend with games against the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates. Many of the names competing for the final few spots in the bullpen and bench played and look to make good impressions for the rest of camp. The first two games of spring […]
The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #18 – Carson DeMartini
We have a prospect here in Carson DeMartini that really needs to have a good season. Does this refrain sound familiar? Carson DeMartini – 190Zach McCambley – 171Mavis Graves – 79Ramon Marquez – 37Keaton Anthony – 25Griffin Burkholder – 12Seth Johnson – 8Yoniel Curet – 8Alex McFarlane – 7 Presumably, the Phillies are going to […]
What is one impression you got from watching the Phillies this weekend?
We finally got some live Phillies baseball that we can watch this weekend and that means we can make some initial impressions. There were two games that we could draw from: one in which some of the kids started and played a bit and one where the regular lineup looked a little more intact. It […]
Phillies news: Jose Alvarado, Don Mattingly, Rhys Hoskins
As many people are now snowbound again thanks to a blizzard in the region, I’d invite you to partake in some of the latest news around the team. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
Assembly required: Pirates 4, Phillies 3
The Philadelphia Phillies dropped their home opener in Clearwater to the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Trevor Richards, a thirty-two year old journeyman non-roster invitee, got the start and sandwiched a nice throw on a well-fielded infield dribbler with a pair of strikeouts for a scoreless appearance. As with yesterday’s […]
Rhys Hoskins is not a Phillie. Why not and what does it mean?
Rhys Hoskins is now a Guardian, agreeing to a deal with Cleveland on Sunday morning. His lengthy stay in free agency and non-guaranteed deal indicate that he wasn’t in high demand. However, there was at least one team that showed some interest in him, according to this report from Devan Kaney: That certainly got Phillies […]
Gamethread 2/22: Pirates at Phillies
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Pirates: Let’s talk about it.
Who does this fanbase overrate?
It has always been pretty easy for an athlete to come to Philadelphia and win over the fanbase. The only real thing that is asked is that the player play hard. Athletic talent is something of a desired quality, but there are plenty of players that have been embraced by the city that were short […]
Phillies news: John Middleton, Jhoan Duran, Joe Ryan
Another Phillies game on TV today? In this economy? Listen, in between shifts of the United States-Canada gold medal match, check in on some of the news surrounding the Phillies today. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
The saga begins: Blue Jays 3, Phillies 0
135 days since they were eliminated by the once and future World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the beta version of the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies took the field for the first time in a 3-0 Spring Training-opening loss to the 2025 World Series runner-up Toronto Blue Jays. Aside from a couple costly pitches from some […]
Gamethread 2/21: Phillies at Blue Jays
What a glorious day for baseball! Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Blue Jays: Let’s talk about it.
The “Last Man In” free agent tournament: Quarterfinals part two
In the first quarterfinal matchup of the “Last Man In” free agent tournament, Jeff Hoffman squeaked by Jose Contreras by just two votes. In the second matchup, Brad Miller was victorious over Jake Arrieta. Here are the next two quarterfinal matchups: 1.Cliff Lee, 2011 In 2011, Cliff Lee gave up three total earned runs across […]
Is Bryce Harper still Elite?
It’s been a few months since Phillies GM Dave Dombrowski made public comments questioning Bryce Harper’s status as an elite player. Harper certainly didn’t have an elite season in 2025, but is that enough to demote a player entirely? Harper has admitted to still being baffled by the comments, but the good news is that […]
Phillies news: Justin Crawford, Adolis Garcia, Cristopher Sanchez
Today is the day. There will be actual baseball on our TV screens (if you’re lucky enough) and we can commiserate together on what the team’s 47th ranked relief prospect looks like in the 8th inning of a spring training game. I can’t wait. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
BreakingT has a new shirt just for you!
BreakingT always takes the timely things, the things we’re talking about, and competently turns them into merchandise. Take this latest one for example. The take on the comments made by Dave Dombrowski this offseason, you can find this and all other merchandise by clicking on this link to find them all. There’s a lot of […]
The Good Phight’s Community Prospect list: #17 – Devin Saltiban
Listen folks, we’re getting to the end of the list here, but c’mon. Even squinting doesn’t really make this one make sense. Devin Saltiban – 88Griffin Burkholder – 23Keaton Anthony – 11Carson DeMartini – 11Seth Johnson – 10Yoniel Curet – 8Alex McFarlane – 7Mavis Graves – 5Ramon Marquez – 4Zach McCambley – 2 Yeah, I […]
Who is your favorite Phillies Spring Training MVP?
Every year we get excited for the start of the Spring Training schedule of games. A long winter without baseball finally ends, even if the games don’t count. Then we quickly remember that the spring games are usually for the players we’ve never heard of or may never hear from again, as anyone important is […]
Phillies News: Bullpen, BayCare Ballpark, J.T. Realmuto
Welcome to the last Friday without Phillies baseball for a while. Well, that’s not strictly true: there’ll be a Friday off after the home opener. But you know what I mean. Onto the links. Phillies news: For those of us lucky enough to go to Clearwater, the Phillies announced the fan amenities you can expect […]
The Good Phight is hiring!
The 2026 season is in the foreground, rapidly approaching. That means our coverage here at The Good Phight is also going to ramp up. We’re excited for the season ahead, ready to bring you more of the news, analysis and opinion writing that you’ve come to know. We’re also looking to expand to our staff […]
The battle to be the third left hander in the bullpen
The Phillies traded Matt Strahm this winter in an effort to lower payroll get more long term flexibility with their bullpen options. Once the trade was finalized, a ripple effect of that trade, unforeseen or not, was that the depth chart from the left handed side of the bullpen took quite the hit. Those three […]
How will you remember Nick Castellanos?
Today marks one week that the marriage between the Phillies and Nick Castellanos officially came to an end. Both sides have since appeared to move on, as the Phillies look to their new starting right fielder in Adolis Garcia and Castellanos has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres. The end of the […]
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