Zach Eflin is on the shelf again. He is having knee issues for what seems like the tenth year in a row. Eflin has started 115 games in his major league career, all of them with the Phillies. It may be time for him to start thinking about where could call home in 2023 and potentially beyond. In his walk …

The defending World Series Champions strutted into Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night. As they felt the infield diamond against their cleats, it was different than the last time they visited. The grass was dry and the dirt unkempt. Thoughts raced through the Braves’ heads. ‘How do they play on this field?’ ‘Wow, their grounds crew took a turn for …

Bryce Harper’s nervous system only allowed him 75 milliseconds to process Blake Snell’s 97-mph fastball. Even for the best hitter on the planet, 75 milliseconds wasn’t nearly enough. In an instant, the Great Oak fell – struck down by Snell’s errant heater to the left-thumb and with him, the cautious optimism that had been building around this Phillies ballclub. Harper, …

The Phillies continue their solid play in June, led by the undisputed leader of the team Bryce Harper. Bryce has collected a multitude of awards over the course of his career to this point, and with him still yet to hit 30 years of age, their may be plenty of more in his future. FOCO released a bobblehead to commemorate …

The Phillies season is now officially in jeopardy. In the fifth inning of Saturday night’s game in San Diego, Blake Snell hit Bryce Harper on the left hand with a 97mph fastball. Harper would leave the game for x-rays. A short while later, it was announced that Harper suffered a fractured thumb and would be out indefinitely.  Harper was extremely …

With the MLB Trading Deadline about a month and a half away, this is the time when teams start to figure out where they stand. With a record of 37-34, the Phillies could consider themselves as “buyers” and go looking for an impact bat off the bench, another starter, or an established bullpen piece that will not forget how to …

Interim manager Rob Thomson handed the Phillies lineup card to the home plate umpire on Tuesday. It read: Schwarber, Hoskins, Castellanos, Realmuto. Stop right there. The question lingered in Phillies fans’ heads. Where is Bryce Harper batting? There’s no chance that the two time MVP would hit any lower then cleanup during a given game.   After a loss to the …

Last year, Aaron Nola started thirty-two games. He threw seven innings or more in just five of them. This year, through June 18th, Nola has made fourteen starts – he’s pitched seven or more innings in seven of them. In eight of his starts he’s allowed only two runs or fewer and has held opponents to one or fewer baserunners …

21. SEA – Drew Gilbert, OF, Tennessee Gilbert has been a two-way star for the Vols since 2020. He has played very well defensively in center and has a fastball that can reach up to 93 on the mound. His arm would play well in any outfield spot and he gets good reads combined with good instincts for solid routes …

Phillies -1.5 (-128) AND/OR Phillies ML and Wheeler O 5.5 Ks   Let’s face it, someone let the Phils get hot.  The boys are 11-2 in their last 13 games and have been doing it in style.  Fresh off a Garrett Stubbs walk-off bomb, the Phils FINALLY get to play the 23-42 Washington Nationals, a team that has a 5-20 …