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The Phillies need Andrew Painter insurance

Last season, the Phillies had a plan for their starting rotation. They would start with Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez, Aaron Nola, Ranger Suarez and Jesus Luzardo all part of the group to begin the year as the core five, but their superprospect would join them in due time. Andrew Painter was recovered from Tommy John […]

What do you think of the Bo Bichette rumors?

It seems that Dave Dombrowski and the Phillies may have another big move up their sleeves after all, as Matt Gelb of the Athletic reported yesterday that the team will have a meeting with free agent infielder Bo Bichette. In short, the report mentions that Bichette has become more of a possibility, but for a […]

Phillies News: Bo Bichette, Arbitration Numbers, Don Mattingly

Well, Friday is here again. Some Fridays are slow news days. Not this one. Lots happened. Well, technically this post is being written on Thursday, which was the actual day where lots happened. So this is more of a fast links day. If you want to be technical about it. Anyway, onto the links. Phillies […]

Report: Bo Bichette, Phillies to have a meeting

Well, this is some interesting news to come home to. As per the report from Matt Gelb, the team and player are going to meet and that they have already thought about the roster ramifications of an actual agreement. As the Phillies reach a possible inflection point in their offseason, they have scheduled a meeting […]

Phillies settle all arbitration numbers

Today is the day for teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers with each other, also a day where a lot of these two settle their differences. The Phillies are no different and have settled with a few players already. There are still a few outstanding cases to be settles and we’ll update them as […]

The Phillies are reportedly interested in Randal Grichuk. Are you?

Earlier this week, it was reported by Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic that the Phillies were interested in former Royals outfielder Randal Grichuk in free agency. Rosenthal specifically mentioned in his notes piece that Grichuk could be a right-handed platoon partner for Brandon Marsh. “Elsewhere, the Phillies could use a right-handed bat to platoon in […]

Is there someone the Phillies should be pursuing?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Phillies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Free agents abound. Many names are still left on the board for teams to bring aboard […]

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Phillies potential trade target: Ryan Jeffers

As J.T. Realmuto remains unsigned, there are plenty of rumors flying around that the Phillies are considering pivoting away from their veteran catcher. If that happens, the Phillies will likely need to sign a free agent or trade for a replacement to at least share time with returning backup Rafael Marchan. One name that’s been […]

What baseball media are you enjoying right now?

We have never been closer to the 2026 baseball season. But we’re not there yet. And there’s still too much time before it starts. So we have to watch something else. Or read something, which is also a good choice (especially if it’s TGP). Just because it’s not baseball season doesn’t mean there’s nothing baseball-related […]

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What’s your favorite MLB stadium?

As we’re starting the first full week of the new year, it’s time to look ahead to the season and start planning our baseball vacations. Chasing all of the active MLB stadiums is a fun goal, so today’s question is: What’s your favorite MLB stadium? As someone who has been to hundreds of Phillies games […]

The Phillies should re-think their stance on opt-outs

There was a bit of a stir during the holiday week when Tatsuya Imai put pen to paper and agreed to a deal with the Houston Astros. The deal that he signed contained multiple opt-out clauses in it, one after each season to be exact. It’s interesting that the opt-outs exist since that type of […]

Phillies hire Don Mattingly as bench coach

What has seemed like a formality for a while is now official. Don Mattingly will be the bench coach for the Phillies in 2026. It’s a good hire for the team. Mattingly has had success as a bench coach with Toronto, as well as success as a major league manager for the Marlins and Dodgers. […]

Who is going to hit behind Bryce Harper?

This coming season, if the current roster holds true, the lineup is going to look very similar to the one that ended the season in Los Angeles. Nick Castellanos has been swapped out for Adolis Garcia, but other than that, it looks remarkably similar. There is still a lot of time left to make another […]

Phillies news: Ranger Suarez, Bobby Abreu, Edward Cabrera

And so we begin the trek back to work. Many of you reading this probably took some time off after the holidays, enjoying a week of PTO to coincide with the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. So if you’re heading back to work today for the first time in a long while, good luck. On […]

J.T. Realmuto, Bo Bichette and negotiating through the media

When the offseason began, it seemed that it was a given that J.T. Realmuto would return to the Phillies. While he was a free agent able to sign with any team he chose, it seemed like he wanted to return to Philadelphia, and the Phillies wanted him back. But we’ve reached January, and Realmuto has […]

The Great Frame-Up

The catcher—the backstop, the receiver, the wearer of the tools of ignorance, whatever you may call him— is usually regarded as a lawman. Holding base-thieving ne’er-do-wells to account, the catcher, like their fellow mask enthusiast Judge Dredd, is the law. Dredd, infamously unbending on legal matters, would never break the law himself. But criminal activity […]

Do you collect baseball cards?

You may have noticed, you may not have, but the card collecting business has grown exponentially in the past decade or so. Maybe it was the pandemic that led people back into their closets to search for cardboard gold, but since then, the hobby has grown and grown and grown. Let’s say that you wanted […]

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Phillies news: Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Kazuma Okamoto

A new week and another missed opportunity for the Phillies to dip their toes into the Japanese market. I will continue to believe that each season’s payroll will have a sizable chunk carved out for the right player to join their team from Japan. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:

Report: Phillies interested in Bo Bichette

Well now, this type of rumor might change things for the Phillies: This is a fascinating rumor for a few reasons. Bichette himself would be a good fit for the team, theoretically replacing one of Bryson Stott or Alec Bohm (probably Bohm). He’s a big bat the team seems to need another of, his being […]

Let’s rank MLB realignment proposals

We are in the dead of the MLB winter, which means storylines are few and far between. Once spring training decides to pick up, we’ll hear about who is in what shape, what training regimens have changes and things of this nature, the daily minutiae that we miss from the summer. So, let’s talk about […]

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Did the Phillies miss out on Tatsuya Imai?

In something of a surprise move, the Astros added Tatsuya Imai to their rotation on a three year deal that includes a lot of opt-outs. A lot of these incentives are interesting in that they kind of indicate that maybe a lot of teams aren’t really sure he’ll translate to being a starter in MLB. […]