At the outset, a four-game set against the Washington Nationals in early August might not seem like a big deal. A lazy homestand for the Phillies against a struggling opponent. Ho hum. If this were the NFL, none of these games would be flexed to prime time.  But for the Phillies, this “ho-hum” homestand is a very big deal.  While …

It hasn’t been the start to the season that the Phillies had hoped for, but the MLB season truly is a marathon, not a race. Last year’s team also started off slowly and finished the year two wins shy of a World Series Championship. Several players made massive contributions to last year’s team’s success, including 2022 Silver Slugger Award winners …

This Phillies offense is similar to the 2008 Phillies lineup that won the World Series. Stats are one thing but the feeling you get of seeing this lineup eight deep with Jean Segura hitting eighth in the batting order is not something that you see often. The Phillies have not seen a lineup this good since 2008. With the return of …

The Phillies trailed the Braves 4-3, with two outs in the 8th inning. The count was 3-2 with rookie Bryson Stott at the plate, and runners on first and second. Ping. The ball flew up, up, up and out! As the ball landed in the right field seats, ecstatic cheers rushed throughout the park as the Phils just took the …

J.T. Realmuto’s broken thumb is becoming the least-hyped injury since that time when you scratched your knee on the sidewalk as a toddler and stopped crying as soon as you realized no one was around. Well, not a complete absence of people, we can’t just have toddlers walking down the street all by their lonesome, but you get the point. …

Today is the day. After a long, cold, snowy winter – with more snow on the way – the first sign of spring is finally here. Today, pitchers and catchers report. Those four words, which could possibly be the four most beautiful words in the English language (after the two most beautiful words, play ball, of course), are music to …

J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius are coming back to the Phillies. Let’s take a moment to celebrate that.  Last week, the Phillies officially re-signed All-Star catcher (and BCIB) J.T. Realmuto to a five-year contract. Any day now, the team should announce a press conference to officialize Didi Gregorius’ new contract too. With these two back in the fold, the Phillies …

Philadelphia Phillies’ fans rejoiced on Tuesday when it was announced that the Best Catcher in Baseball was re-signing with the team. J.T. Realmuto has agreed to a five-year, $115.5 million contract, setting a record for AAV for a catcher at $23.1 million. One of the most excited might be Bryce Harper. It was a move a long time coming, really since 2019, when …

Ticking off the needs for the Philadelphia Phillies this offseason went something like this; re-sign J.T. Realmuto, address the bullpen, upgrade the rotation, sign a shortstop (possibly bring back Didi Gregorius), and upgrade center field. Most of them make sense. Realmuto is one of the top free agents on the market and is the best catcher in baseball. The Phillies need him back to …

It’s officially 2021, and as hard as it is to believe, Spring Training is right around the corner. That’s right, pitchers and catchers are going to report mid-February, and there’s currently no sign of delaying the season. And if things continue down their current path, things could be a lot different for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2021. Here are five predictions for …