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The Enigmatic Nature of J.T. Realmuto’s Free Agency

Dec 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

J.T. Realmuto is the best catcher in Major League Baseball. At the same time, it's difficult to find a team that's both a logical and likely landing spot for J.T. Realmuto. How can a player of the 29-year-ol...

Stocking up on Relievers is the Philadelphia Phillies’ Best Bet

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 8, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies don't have many compelling options this offseason, but stocking up on relievers is their best bet when it comes to competing for the playoffs. With the team supposedly losing $145 m...

The Philadelphia Phillies Have to Make the Playoffs

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 23, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The National League East is a mess this season, and the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their roster's fatal flaw this week; they have to make the playoffs. The Phillies announced on Friday night that they a...

The Philadelphia Phillies Need Their Stars to Play the Part to Stand a Chance in the NL East

Robbie Stratakos

Jun 19, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have high-profile players across their roster, but to stand a chance in the National League East they need their stars to play up to the esteem they're held in. When alluding to sta...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Philadelphia Phillies

Robbie Stratakos

Apr 25, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The decade of the 2010s was a strange run for the Philadelphia Phillies. Coming off back-to-back World Series appearances from 2008-09, they won the National League East in back-to-back seasons from 2010-11 but...

Philadelphia Phillies’ Offseason Marginally Improves Their Ballclub

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have missed the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons and have been rigorously spending in an attempt to get back on the map. They've continued that mentality this offseason, but ...

Phillies: Girardi Hire is a Great Start, Now the Focus Shifts to Adding Pitching – And a Lot of it

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 30, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies got the big fish. After firing manager Gabe Kapler two weeks ago, the Phillies quickly found their replacement, hiring former New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi. Girardi is the...

Report: Phillies Among “The More Interested Parties” in Manny Machado

Ryan Waterman

Dec 12, 2017

Baltimore Orioles, Headlines, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors

The first day of the Winter Meetings came and went without much in the way of fireworks, but there is a powder keg on the horizon that could be ready to explode at a moment's notice. According to Roch Kubatk...

On the Tigers-Phillies Comparisons

Niklas Jarvinen

May 31, 2016

Detroit Tigers

Last season, for the first time since 2010, the Detroit Tigers missed the playoffs. They had won four straight division titles and seemed to be right up there with the World Series favorites every season from 2...

Phillies Winning Streak; It Was Fun While It Lasted

Matthew Hutcheson

May 20, 2015

Headlines, Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies actually played some pretty good baseball over the past week. No, you didn't misread that. I used the terms "Phillies" and "good baseball" in the same sentence. The Phillies finished up the ten gam...

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