The Good Phight

Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images First of the series before the break Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: Spending the weekend in San Diego#RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/sflqlcI3Q9— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) July 11, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js For the Padres: Friday Night Lights. pic.twitter.com/q4EoDNQwb9— San Diego Padres (@Padres) July … [Read more...] about Gamethread 7/11: Phillies at Padres

Yu Darvish will make his second start of the season this weekend | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Padres’ ace is hoping to make up for lost time It generally isn’t a good thing when a pitcher complains about elbow inflammation during Spring Training, especially when that pitcher is 38 years old with a lot of mileage on the arm. It was understandable for … [Read more...] about Opposition research: Yu Darvish

Photo by Heather Barry/Getty Images Is the tremendous honor worth it? You could make a case that Zack Wheeler is one of the most underrated players in baseball. Yes, he is the unquestioned ace of a Phillies staff that is putting up some historic numbers. Yes, he’s been arguably the best pitcher in baseball since arriving in Philadelphia in 2020. But he hasn’t exactly … [Read more...] about Do you want Zack Wheeler to start the All-Star Game?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Let’s talk about bullpen arms and draft picks. Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski is geared up for his fifth trade deadline in Philadelphia. They’ve bought each of the previous four to varying degrees. 2023 was infamous for its lack of aggressiveness in Hao Yu Lee for Michael Lorenzen, while 2022 was considered the … [Read more...] about The Notes: Trade Deadline Stuff

Check it out now, funk’s so rubber | Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Hello boys, I’m baaaaaaaaaack.... The 2025 MLB Draft will kick off this Sunday at 6:00 PM Eastern with rounds 1-3. The remaining 17 rounds will happen on Monday starting at 11:30 AM. You can watch night 1 on MLB Network or ESPN (ESPN is only showing Round 1). The Phillies have the 26th pick in the First … [Read more...] about 2025 Phillies MLB Draft Preview