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Phillies Prospect Mickey Moniak Credits Experience and Maturity for Breakout Season

Aug 19, 2019

Features, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies

READING, PA - Last offseason the Philadelphia Phillies were big winners, making significant upgrades to their roster. Often times though, acquisitions, whether it's in free agency or trades, are supposed to be ...

City of Phanatic Love: Phillies Face Lawsuit Over Beloved Mascot

Dustin Osborne

Aug 12, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

He’s green, a little mean, and often obscene – it’s the mascot everyone loves to hate, the infamous Phillie Phanatic. After the filing of a new federal lawsuit, however, there’s an ominous question looming of w...

The Phillies Need Aaron Nola to Regain his 2018 Form to Contend

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 5, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Aaron Nola has shown that he's capable of being the anchor of a starting rotation at the big-league level. But the Philadelphia Phillies desperately need the 26-year-old to regain his 2018 form to contend for t...

Phillies Got the Better End of Jay Bruce Trade

Joe Orsatti

Jun 4, 2019

Headlines, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

About two weeks ago, the Seattle Mariners traded the first of two "savings bond" players acquired from the New York Mets in the Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz blockbuster, when they shipped Anthony Swarzak to the Bra...

Money is Distorting the Player Bryce Harper Has Always Been

Robbie Stratakos

May 4, 2019

Hall of Fame, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Bryce Harper signs a $330 million deal, gets off to a hot start, and then goes into a big slump, headlined by his batting average dropping to .234. Of course, when you ink a contract of that magnitude expectati...

Why the Philadelphia Phillies Should Not sign Manny Machado

Joe Orsatti

Jan 21, 2019

Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

One of the biggest stories of the offseason has been the Phillies' desire to "spend stupid money" while being connected to the two biggest free agents on the market, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. The Phillies...

The Philadelphia Phillies Don’t Need to Make a Blockbuster Signing

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 10, 2019

Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

To be clear: there's nothing wrong with the Philadelphia Phillies wanting to sign Bryce Harper and/or Manny Machado. But the Phillies aren't in a position where they absolutely have to execute a blockbuster sig...

Philadelphia Phillies Ink Reliever David Robertson to Two-Year Deal

Jason Kelly

Jan 3, 2019

Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

The Philadelphia Phillies continued their strong offseason on Thursday, as they signed former New York Yankees closer, David Robertson, to a two-year deal. The contract, as first reported by Mark Feinsand of ML...

Phillies Sign OF Andrew McCutchen to 3-Year Deal

Jason Kelly

Dec 11, 2018

Breaking News, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

Another domino has fallen in the free agent market as Andrew McCutchen has reached a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Gelb of The Athletic was the first to break the news. https://twitter.com/MattGe...

Jean Segura Sent from Mariners to Phillies in Five-Player Trade

Joe Orsatti

Dec 4, 2018

Headlines, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners

When Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto announced that he would be leading the charge on a rebuild, it was a surprise to nobody when he put his foot the the pedal within a matter of days. After havin...