Phillies news: J.T. Realmuto, Justin Crawford, Jeff McNeil
Let’s stop this nonsense and just sign JT Realmuto already. Phillies News: MLB News:
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Phillies agree to deal with RHP Zach Pop
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 […]
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The future of Jewish Phillies
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 […]
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2025 Player Review: José Ruiz
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
What if this is market for Japanese players? Should the Phillies jump in?
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Phillies news: Aidan Miller, NL East, Munetaka Murakami
Well, that news coming out of the south side of Chicago is certainly news that I don’t think anyone predicted. It feels like there are two ways to think of the Murakami news. First is that if he is a success, he is only on a two-year deal and can score bigger bucks in another […]
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More Hamburglar fun!
A couple of years ago, when trying to find content to for every day of December, I polled the readers to see what they wanted me to write about. And the winner was The Hamburglar! Since that post went over well, I’ve decided to re-visit everyone’s favorite thief of McDonaldland! If you are unfamiliar with […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Would you rather upgrade now or at the deadline?
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Phillies news: Adolis Garcia, Nick Castellanos, Ketel Marte
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:
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Retroactive Phillies offseason grades: 2008
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Phillies paid quite a bit in luxury tax in 2025
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. […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
New look bullpen: yay or nay?
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Phillies news: Matt Strahm, Kyle Backhus, Shane Baz
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Crazy eight(een)s – Part two
Yesterday, I covered the players who wore the number 18 earlier in Phillies history. Today, I’ll go over some of the recent names. Ivan De Jesus De Jesus was the centerpiece of one of the worst trades in Phillies history. He wore 18 in his first season with the club, but after a disappointing showing, […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Phillies trade for relief pitcher Kyle Backhus
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
What the Phillies Could Tweak with Brad Keller
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Matt Strahm traded to the Royals
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 […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Where will Nick Castellanos be playing in 2026?
If the writing wasn’t already on the wall, it became crystal clear earlier this week when the Phillies reportedly signed Adolis Garcia that Nick Castellanos’ days as a Phillie are over. Matt Gelb of the Athletic reiterated that sentiment after the Garcia news broke on Monday. It was a tumultuous time in Philadelphia for Castellanos […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Phillies News: Matt Strahm, Brad Keller, Aidan Miller
Xmas is almost here! One more day of work, and then it’s the weekend before the week of Christmas. So cue up your favorite Christmas tunes, deck the halls, and make sure to put out some cookies so Dombrowski-claus will leave a free agent signing under your tree. Phillies news Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Matt […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
2025 Player Review: Carlos Hernandez
Try as I might, I cannot remember one game in which Carlos Hernandez pitched for the Phillies. In fact, searching for his picture in the database for this piece, I had to get real specific about what I was looking for. 2025 stats (w/ Phillies): 25 G, 25 2/3 IP, 18.7 K%, 10.6 BB%, 0.83 […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Crazy eight(een)s – Part one
Two years ago, as part of my celebration of Chanukah, I examined some of the players who have worn the number eight for the Phillies. For this year’s celebration, I decided to add ten to the number and look at some of the more notable players who have donned 18. One curious thing I discovered: […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Take Heart, Adolis!
Time brings the mighty low. It makes the tall stoop, the proud humble themselves. We know this implicitly. We just wish it wouldn’t apply to our free agent signings. Enter Adolis García. At the end of the 2023 season he was riding a great Texas-sized wave, hoisting a Gold Glove, the ALCS MVP trophy, and […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Who should be the Phillies’ right-handed platoon left fielder?
It didn’t come as much of a surprise, but earlier this week Dave Dombrowski confirmed what many were thinking in the wake of the Adolis Garcia signing. The Phillies plan for the outfield, at least for now, will be Garcia in right field, Justin Crawford in center, and Brandon Marsh/right-handed batter platoon in left field. […]
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Phillies News: Brad Keller, Adolis Garcia, Luke Weaver
The Phillies seem to love last minute shopping, as they made another signing the week before Christmas. This time, they reportedly agreed to a two year deal with former starter-turned-reliever Brad Keller who had a career year out of the bullpen for the Cubs in 2025. He’ll join a strong bullpen mix that includes Johan […]
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2025 Player Review: Taijuan Walker
Everyone’s favorite pitching target for negativity had another “typical” season in the eyes of the fanbase. Each of his outings was viewed through fingers and hands placed in front of eyes, or they weren’t viewed at all. Many people might choose to go out on a date night the times when Walker was scheduled to […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
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