With the MLB Draft upon us, the Phillies are slated to pick in unfamiliar territory: the end of the first round. Following the Phils’ miraculous run in the 2022 postseason, the club holds the second-to-last pick in the first round as their reward for falling just two wins short of their third World Series championship. The MLB Draft begins on …
As we sit here on June 6th, the Philadelphia Phillies are on a 3-game win streak, and the offense is exploding in June, as we’ve grown accustomed to. The Phillies find themselves 7.5 back of the 1st place Braves and 4 games out of the 3rd Wild Card spot. The Bullpen has been used and abused as almost every single …
Memorial Day is typically the first checkpoint in the marathon season that is Major League Baseball. Entering the first weekend series of June, the Phillies sit eight games back in the NL East with a record of 25-31. They are just one game above the last-place Nationals. To right the ship in 2022, the Phillies parted ways with their manager, …
As the season has progressed, the Phillies still have not played to their potential. After years of “rebuilds” and September collapses, they finally got into the playoffs. After missing out on postseason baseball for a decade, it felt like the Phillies of old were back. Early Struggles The off-season addition of Trea Turner added a whole new level of excitement …
Currently sitting at 10-12 after this afternoon’s 4-3 victory over the Rockies, it has not been an ideal start to the season for the Phillies. Thus far, April has been marred by not-so-clutch hitting, injuries, and inconsistent pitching. A couple of positives over the past couple of weeks, though, have been the rapid development of the Daycare and the bullpen …
A 4-9 start is something no one had in mind following last year’s magical postseason run. The Phillies will enter Friday night off to their slowest start to a season since 2015 when the rebuilding club finished 63-99. The only teams with a lower winning percentage than the Phils are the Oakland A’s and the Detroit Tigers. Luckily, Philadelphia sports …
Over the past few weeks, injuries have begun to pile up for the Phillies. First it was Andrew Painter, who sprained his UCL in his first spring start. Next it was Ranger Suarez, who came home early from the World Baseball Classic due to a tender forearm and may begin the season on the injured list following continued elbow inflammation. …
Nearing the midway point of Spring Training, the Phillies fifth starter competition seems to be over. Yesterday, it was revealed that Andrew Painter, the Phillies top prospect and No. 6 in all of baseball, was diagnosed with a right proximal ulnar collateral ligament sprain. Painter will be sidelined for the next four weeks before beginning to ease back into a …
Spring training game number six for the Phillies took place on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins. Andrew Painter, the Phillies number one prospect, made his major league debut by throwing two innings. Painter was set to face a challenging lineup, as the Twins were playing most of their major league players, but he was able to step up despite the …
Is there any better time than the beginning of a new baseball season? The sun is shining, the music is bumping, sounds of baseballs smacking gloves, and dingers flying off the bats. Clearwater is the place to be at right now! But with every new season comes questions about what the fans should expect from the team this year. Obviously, …
