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Kyle Ross-Imagn Images As compared to the past When one thinks of catchers, catcher defense is usually the most important factor when deciding how good that catcher is. It’s sometimes been accepted wisdom that the defense of a catcher is priority to how he handles a bat. Having a catcher that is good at both? Utopia. When the Phillies sent Garrett Stubbs to Lehigh … [Read more...] about The Phillies have two good defensive catchers now

Like every other at bat this season, Alec Bohm did not hit a home run here. | John Jones-Imagn Images In an attempt to lower their chase rate, have the Phillies sacrificed too much power? The Phillies were swept by the Mets this week, and while there were several causes for that, one of the most glaring was the lack of production from the offense. They scored a total of … [Read more...] about Patience vs. power

Think you can figure out what Phillies player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. Hello Phillies fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new The Good Phight In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Phillies player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share … [Read more...] about Can you guess this Phillies first baseman in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images That was rough. Well, at least it’s over. The Phillies got thoroughly outplayed by the Mets and were swept out of New York. They led for exactly one half inning all series, and it was the tenth inning yesterday. They had just 3 extra base hits across all three games. Their big bats of Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Nick … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 4/24/2025