In just three short weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater, Florida for their first official workout before the rest of the team joins them a few days later. For the Phillies, this spring training will have a different feel than it did over the past decade. The cumulonimbus cloud of a postseason drought no longer exists in the …
There exists a window in every promising young athlete’s career where future potential outweighs current production. A grace period, if you will, the length of which is determined by how much predetermined potential that athlete displays and how intriguing their talent is to those around them. Alec Bohm once existed in that window. Sixers star Tyrese Maxey did as well. …
It’s January 22nd, pitchers and catchers report to camp in 23 days, the roster seems set pending another bench bat (maybe Scott Kingery) and Dave Dombrowski has to be loving what he is seeing. But now a new decision is looming and it’s time to lock up the longest tenured Phillie on the roster. Yes…. That beeping sound you are …
At the time of writing this, the opening day of the coming baseball season is still painfully far away in the future. Luckily for us from Philly, there are a lot of other sports to entertain us in the meantime while we wait for the baseball season to start. But there’s nothing that quite beats the excitement of opening-day baseball. …
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the Phillies trade for Detroit Tigers All-Star reliever Gregory Soto and utility infielder Kody Clemens wasn’t in what they received. It was in what they let go of. In acquiring Soto – the main piece of the deal with the potential to be an incredible asset to the ‘pen – the Phillies gave up …
Dave Dombrowski. The Phillies President of Baseball Operations has a long history of making franchise-altering moves to push a team over the hump. While Dombrowski’s latest addition may not be “franchise-altering,” it certainly gives the Phils’ one of the most talented bullpens they’ve ever assembled. On Saturday, the Phillies acquired LHP Gregory Soto and INF Kody Clemens from the Detroit …
As the calendar turns from 2022, the city of Philadelphia will undoubtedly look back on the year’s unforgettable moments reminiscing a magical run in October. Baseball is back in a big way––the Phillies, who began the year 22-29, broke their decade-long playoff drought and came just two wins away from winning the World Series. The Bank was filled with 46,000 …
Well, it looks like Dave Dombrowski wasn’t finished his Christmas shopping just yet. On the evening of December 23, the Phillies agreed to terms with reliever Craig Kimbrel on a one-year $10 million contract, according to Ken Rosenthal. It’s no secret Kimbrel is not the same dominant closer he once was with the Braves, Padres, and Red Sox––the latter of …
With the Christmas season upon us, Dave Dombrowski has been deeply invested in holiday shopping. For the lineup, he wrapped Trea Turner and his 11-year $300 million contract up nicely to start the offseason. The Phillies’ President of Baseball Operations proceeded to gift the starting rotation a little bit of depth, signing Taijuan Walker to a 4-year $72 million. The …
What can you change in 526 days? Is it enough time to graduate college, move to a new city, and make new friends? To find a new job, end a relationship, and start afresh? To fall in love, to start a family, to become an adult? How much can you accomplish? For some, it may be an arbitrary number. But …
