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 …

After salvaging a split in the four-game series in Atlanta, the Phillies are back up north to take on the NL East-leading New York Mets for three games. The Phils will be in Queens, NY for three games. There is no overstating how paramount this series is for the Phillies. If they can come away with two wins or a …

Not even a week after taking three of four from the Los Angeles Dodgers in LA, the Phillies are again going up against the 2020 World Series champions. The series is in Philadelphia and only slated for three games this time. The Phillies blew a 4-0 lead to the Dodgers on Sunday, allowing LA to win in walk-off fashion 5-4.  …

The Phillies came into the 2022 season expecting to be a top-flight offense. Six games into the season, they’ve been mediocre. Through six games, they’re averaging 4.2 runs per game. Bryce Harper has arguably been the most disappointing of the entire lineup at this point. After they lit up Oakland on Opening Day, they scored 4, 1, 5, 0, and …

The Phillies Opening Day roster is pretty much set now. Mickey Moniak and Bryson Stott, who both had monster Springs, presumably have both made the team. Alec Bohm and Matt Vierling, who had less spectacular Springs, also made the team.  Vierling is not exactly a surprise as Joe Giardi had announced prior to today that the Phillies would employ a …

Playoffs, nothing less. The Phillies have an absolutely loaded offense. Every guy, 1-6, is capable of doing serious damage wherever they are in that order. The defense is going to be bad, sometimes to the point where we have to laugh about it. But, the offense should definitely make up for it. The Phillies, in order to make the playoffs, …

The Phillies have signed free agent OF/1B Kyle Schwarber to a 4-year/$79m contract. Schwarber adds championship experience and has been to the playoffs multiple times throughout his career. Schwarber also provides power from the left side as well as a sure-fire leadoff hitter for Joe Girardi. If the Phillies are done signing free agents now and don’t make any trades, …

The Big Fella, as he is fondly dubbed, is in need of a big season. Rhys Hoskins needs to be the proverbial key in Ben Franklin’s kite experiment and jolt some balls right outta the park. This team and city need him to step up. It is hard to be the starting first baseman in Philadelphia because you are always …

It’s happening. In T-minus 10 days the Phillies will crush the Atlanta Braves in their first game of the 2021 season. Or maybe they’ll lose. Given the recent rash of injuries it’s entirely possible. It’s also possible that they’ll lose just because it’s baseball — whether a team decides to win or lose feels more like a social construct than …

With the Mets’ acquisition of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, are they too far ahead for the Phillies to catch up? Before the Francisco Lindor trade, the Mets were already a better team than the Phillies. The Phillies finished two games ahead of the Mets in the regular season, but while the Phillies have only gotten worse this offseason, the …