To say this Phillies season is a weird one is like saying Jalen Hurts is a good quarterback… it’s just a fact. The Phillies came into the 2023 MLB season as the defending National League Champions, entering with multiple questions marks surrounding the team. Would Kyle Schwarber continue to hit leadoff, or would he pass the mantle to newly signed …
The Phillies have established themselves as a serious threat to reclaim their National League pennant and contend for a World Series championship in the 2023 postseason. Since June 3rd, the Phillies have gone an astounding 46-26, putting the whole league on notice. The Phils currently sit at the top of the NL Wild Card standings with multiple teams in the …
The Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in the thick of the playoff race, just as we all expected. With that said, they still are awaiting production from some of their biggest bats, including JT Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber, and Trea Turner. And with that lack of production, the Phillies are searching for an answer at leadoff. Kyle Schwarber is batting .188 with …
Well, it’s better than how it began. To say that the Philadelphia Phillies’ start to the 2023 season was subpar would be generous; in actuality, it was horrific. By June, the team had played 55 games. They were 25-30, well out of the wild card standings and even further out of the division lead. Stars struggled, the pitching rotation was …
For a team dubbed with the catchphrase “Smash the Bell” last season, the Phillies have not lived up to that praise this season. And, before you ask, no, this post is not about Kyle Schwarber. His 20 home runs rank him 6th throughout the MLB. You can be upset with his batting average or his fielding abilities, but you cannot …
The Philadelphia Phillies are on a roll, which may or may not have to do with the reinstallation of Calum Scott’s version of “Dancing On My Own” as the team’s rally song. Since June 2nd, the Phils have won 13 of their last 15 games, improving their record to 38-34 and vaulting themselves back into the National League Wild Card …
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, …
When you think of a leadoff hitter in baseball, you typically think of a short, speedy, contact hitter. Usually, they aren’t huge home run hitters. Instead, they are players designed to reach base to start rallies and make room for the power hitters who come up to the plate shortly after. When you ask who the Phillies’ leadoff hitter should …
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 …
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 …
