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Opening Day of the 2023 MLB season is just over a week away. With spring training winding down and the World Baseball Classic concluding, teams and their outlooks are starting to take shape. That means it’s the perfect time for season predictions! Let’s start with some division standings. National League East Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies […]
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In a surprise to start the spring, former top pitching prospect and Phillies Rule 5 Draft selection Noah Song has been allowed to pursue a baseball career while being active in the Navy reserves. Per the Phillies, Song was not discharged but transferred his service from active duty to selective reserves. He's still serving in […]
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Phillies’ pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater, Florida this week. That means that the start of baseball season is nearly upon us. The Philadelphia Phillies enter the spring with their roster essentially set with a few exceptions. The team returned almost all of its 2022 N.L. Champion roster and upgraded in the few places […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly swung a trade for two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto and infielder Kody Clemens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Nick Maton, Matt Vierling, and Donny Sands. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi was first with the full trade. The Tigers-Phillies trade is agreed upon pending medical reviews, I'm told: Detroit acquires […]
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The Phillies and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski struck again last night, adding a pair of pitchers as a part of their Winter Meetings spending spree. The team added starter Taijuan Walker and reliever Matt Strahm late Tuesday night on a pair of multi-year deals. Taijuan Walker's deal with the Philadelphia Phillies is for […]
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The reigning National League Champions are not messing around. The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly agreed to an 11-year, $300 million deal with two-time All-Star shortstop Trea Turner. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first with the deal and Kiley McDaniel was first with the terms. Source: Turner is getting 11 years, $300 million with a full no […]
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Phillies legend Jimmy Rollins is once again on the ballot for enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rollins received 37 votes in his first year of eligibility last year, counting for 9.4% of the vote. A player needs 75% of the vote to gain entrance to the Hall. Rollins will have to sweat it […]
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It may feel like whiplash after the Phillies deep postseason run, but the MLB offseason is about to get fully underway. The GM meetings are currently underway and free agency officially opens on November 10th. Philadelphia and President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski are once again expected to be major players in free agency this […]
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The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies’ magical ride is over. The improbable run did not have a storybook ending as the Phillies lost the World Series to the Houston Astros 4-2. Philadelphia held a 2-1 lead in the series before ultimately losing three straight to the consensus best team in baseball. There will be plenty of second […]
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A Phillies team that was 21-29 on Memorial Day is now only four wins away from heading to the World Series. Philadelphia beat the defending World Champion Atlanta Braves in four games and will play the San Diego Padres in a best-of-seven series in the National League Championship Series. The Phillies seem to be peaking […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies will take on division rivals the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series this week. Philadelphia won their first postseason series since 2010 with a sweep of the Cardinals in the Wild Card round. Atlanta earned a first-round bye with a 101-61 record and a fifth straight division championship. The Braves […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies will play their first postseason game since 2011 on Friday. Philadelphia will travel to St. Louis to face the Cardinals for a best of three Wild Card series, the same team that ended the Phillies 102-win season in that last postseason matchup. It will mark eleven years to the day that the […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies sent Aaron Nola to the mound on Monday night with a tall task. Nola was to face the 104-win Houston Astros on the road with the end of the Phillies 11-year postseason drought on the line. Not only that, but Nola had the weight of the narrative that he couldn’t pitch in […]
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The Phillies really did look to be a different team this year. They were statistically a top 5 team in baseball from June through August. Philadelphia had as much as a 4.5 game lead plus the tiebreaker as late as September 14th. But once again, they have entered another full collapse and are now tied […]
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It’s not an exaggeration to say that the next nine days will determine the future of the Phillies franchise. Philadelphia has a 1.5 game lead plus the tiebreaker over the Milwaukee Brewers for the final postseason spot in the National League. They have ten games remaining, seven of which against teams that are well out […]
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It’s officially put up or shut up time for the Philadelphia Phillies. They’ve lost five in a row and have seen their lead for a postseason spot dwindle to just two games over the Milwaukee Brewers. Some of their biggest stars are not producing and their pitching is starting to spring leaks. But it’s not […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies are fresh off a sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves and have seen their Wild Card cushion shrink to two games plus a tiebreaker. Some of their biggest bats have suddenly gone quiet. Bryce Harper is hitting .157 with a .605 OPS in September. Kyle Schwarber has struggled since about […]
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The biggest question for the Philadelphia Phillies once they surged back into contention this year was “Can they hold it together in September?”. The month started with an inauspicious series in San Francisco that ended in a sweep. However, the Phillies are 7-1 since that series ended. Their schedule gets tougher starting this weekend, but […]
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The Phillies could not have ended August and began September on a worse note. They finished a road trip through Arizona and San Francisco with a dismal 1-5 record. Old friend Gabe Kapler and the Giants swept them out of San Francisco in their first series in September with three brutal losses. The final full […]
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Standings 1st. New York Mets- 85-50 2nd. Atlanta Braves- 84-51 (1 GB) 3rd. Philadelphia Phillies- 73-61 (11.5 GB, +2.5 in WC) 4th. Miami Marlins- 55-78 5th. Washington Nationals- 47-87 Recap New York Mets The Mets took two of three from the Dodgers at home in a battle of two of the NL’s best records. […]
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The Phillies experienced both halves of what can happen with a soft schedule this week. They easily handled the Pirates in a series win and had their doors blown off by the Diamondbacks in a series loss. Philadelphia has shown that they can beat the teams they should beat, but for whatever reason, that doesn’t […]
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Standings 1st. New York Mets- 82-47 2nd. Atlanta Braves- 79-50 (3 GB, in first WC) 3rd. Philadelphia Phillies- 72-56 (9.5 GB, in second WC) 4th. Miami Marlins- 55-72 5th. Washington Nationals- 43-85 Recap New York Mets The Mets dropped both games of an away edition of the subway series with the Yankees by identical […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies are about to get their superstar back. Interim manager Rob Thomson announced to the media Thursday that reigning MVP Bryce Harper will return to the Phillies Friday as they start a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harper missed 51 games after suffering a broken thumb June 25th in San Diego. He […]
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