Small victories, large defeats.
Welcome to the first weekend without baseball. Well, MLB baseball, at least. The Winter Leagues are up and running. And there’s Fall League, too. Actually, there’s quite a bit of baseball to watch. So welcome to the first weekend without baseball, now with baseball. Onto the links. Phillies news Ranger Suárez and Kyle Schwarber received […]
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Two of the bigger pieces of business of the offseason were taken care of today. The Phillies gave a qualifying offer to both Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suarez today. Both are expected to reject said offer. If either player were to accept the offer, they would make a bit north of $22 million for the […]
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There are times when people can recognize a flaw in a roster. Some are easier to spot when considering the team, like “the Pirates need hitting”. The most common one that people point to is usually “not enough pitching” without really specifying what pitching is needed. It’s a catch-all phrase that really works in any […]
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Let’s get the hard part out of the way: Kerkering made a terrible error in game four of the NLDS that ended the Phillies’ 2025 season. It was an atrocious way to go out, and still stings to think about. It’s been discussed more times than necessary, so we don’t need to go over it […]
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Earlier this week, our own Ethan Witte wrote about possible destinations for J.T. Realmuto in free agency. It’s possible that Realmuto could receive a three-year deal despite turning 35 before Opening Day 2026. Realmuto is not the same player he once was, and he is clearly in the beginning of his decline. He posted his […]
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José Alvarado is officially returning to the Phillies, as the team did what Dave Dombrowski hinted at last month and picked up the lefty reliever’s $9M option for 2026. Alvarado had a nightmare 2025 that featured an 80-game suspension for performance enhancing drugs and an injury that ultimately cut his season short. Nevertheless, it makes […]
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The Phillies have reportedly exercised José Alvarado’s $9M option, officially returning him to the roster for 2026. Dave Dombrowski hinted that this move was likely back in his end of season press conference, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Still, it is putting faith in Alvarado that he can return to form […]
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With the World Series and the 2025 season officially in the rear view mirror, MLB’s Hot Stove season is officially upon us. For Phillies fans, it’s a chance to dream about how the front office can reinvent their outstanding roster in the hopes that, in 2026, the fifth time will be the charm. At this […]
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Have you ever been in a win-win situation? They don’t come around too often, but when they do it’s a wonderful feeling. Maybe you got yourself into such a situation through hard work and grit. Maybe you got there through sheer dumb luck. Whatever the reason, no matter what choice you make or what fate […]
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It’s that time again: The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era committee will soon be meeting to consider candidates for Cooperstown. The committee votes get less attention than the main voting, but there’s plenty there to interest the baseball devotee: old favorites finally getting their due, interesting edge cases to bicker and banter over. This […]
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It’s officially option decision season, and that means a lot of players are choosing if they’ll stay in their current spot or if they’ll foray into free agency. There have been some surprising decisions already and there will likely be more to come. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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In what was bound to happen, Harrison Bader parlayed his best season in a while into his opting out his end of a mutual option and will head into free agency once again. This was going to happen, so it should be no surprise. He had a very good season and will be in demand. […]
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This week, there was an answer to the question about J.T. Realmuto returning to the Phillies and what kind of contract he would get. Matt Gelb, ever the insider, predicted a three-year deal is not entirely off the table. Yadier Molina signed a three-year extension in 2018 that covered his age-35 to -37 seasons. That […]
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Brett de Geus certainly gets around. Since being drafted in 2017, Brett de Geus has spent time with nine different organizations, including two stints with the Miami Marlins. He started the year with the Blue Jays (who had claimed him off waivers in September), but they sold him to the Pirates, with whom he opened […]
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Yesterday, all of the finalists for the major awards in baseball were announced, almost like a fleeting moment in the wind thanks to MLB not advertising anything about it for any point. Such is life. Now that we know all of the finalists for each of the categories, let’s make today’s question a simple question […]
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Lots of offseason chatter already! Phillies News: MLB News:
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In what really shouldn’t be a shocking surprise, Kyle Schwarber is a finalist for the National League MVP award. One of the better contract years in recent memory, Schwarber passed the 50 home run benchmark with ease while racking up 130+ RBI. He was a run scoring threat each time he stepped to the plate. […]
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It’s almost awards season and that means we’re starting to find out who is going to be up for those awards. Tonight, we found that in the National League, our buddy Cristopher Sanchez is up for a Cy Young award. And just a reminder, for those in the back. It probably is Paul Skenes’ award […]
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In 2024, Alec Bohm put together the best season of his career, made the All-Star Game, and then struggled in the second half. He was benched in game two of the National League Division Series against the New York Mets and faced dozens of different trade rumors throughout the winter. Given Dave Dombrowski’s history of […]
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Instant takes about how great a World Series is is the new norm. We live in an age where everything has to be ranked, from sports teams to Halloween candy. Nothing can simply exist any longer. It needs to be placed in some kind of strange pantheon among all other subjects that are tangentially related. […]
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Now that the fun begins, let’s put to bed one of the fallacies that is following the thriller that was Game 7: MLB doesn’t need a salary cap. That’s just crazy. MLB needs more owners to act like they want to do something other than create a tremendous profit for themselves. Not really a common […]
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So now that the confetti is cleared, let’s focus on what’s ahead. Often times, for some fans at least, the offseason is where the action is. Thanks to fantasy sports, we live in a perpetual time of trade ideas and free agent desires. Some fans like that action more than the action that takes place […]
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The World Series is now over, we have a champion….and now we are done. The offseason will officially begin in five days and a flurry of moves will definitely not happen. We all know that the offseason moves at a glacial pace and with the uncertainty that surrounds game thanks to the CBA negotiations that […]
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It’s the best night of the baseball calendar. Game 7 of the World Series, where anything can happen. Let’s talk about it.
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The other day, we asked you a question about the team’s payroll. It’s a target that is constantly shifting for unknown reasons, but Dave Dombrowski has gone on record as saying he gave something to John Middleton and it was approved. What that number was, we won’t know, but here is what you think that […]
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