By Sam Bush Ranger Suárez yielded two runs on five hits in a 2-0 loss to the Mets. The 27-year-old lefty allowed a solo homer to Francisco Lindor in the fourth inning for the game’s first run, but his teammates couldn’t bail him out as he fell to 0-2 on the season. Suarez generated seven […]Read More
By Sally Fahey Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 with two runs, a double, a home run, and two RBI in the Phils’ 8-4 win over the Blue Jays. After getting brushed back by an Alek Manoah pitch near his head, Castellanos sent one down the left-field line that just hugged the foul pole to put the […]Read More
By Peter Marks Trea Turner and Kody Clemens hit solo homers, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh hit two-run shots and Zack Wheeler struck out 11 to lead the Phillies to a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, their sixth out of their last eight as they pull to within 3 1/2 games of first-place Atlanta in NL East. Philly had […]Read More
By Peter Gleason Bryce Harper has a doctor’s appointment in Los Angeles when the Phillies are there for the back half of a six-game road trip starting May 1, a week from today. “If we get clearance from the doctor, then we’ll see when he can start DHing,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said last week. […]Read More
By Sally Fahey Team USA obliterated Canada, 12-1, in seven innings, and now needs a victory Wednesday night over undermanned Colombia for a ticket to Miami for the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. Read More
By Sally Fahey According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, the Phillies are waiting for the results of a second opinion on Andrew Painter’s medical exams on his right elbow. It’s been over a week since Painter underwent additional testing after experiencing right elbow tenderness following his spring training debut. The 19-year-old righty hasn’t thrown since […]Read More
By Sam Bush The Phillies shocked the world and got to the World Series last year. With big bopper Kyle Schwarber leading off. Schwarbs smacked a league-leading 46 homers and had 94 RBI’s, but he also hit only .218 and struck out 200 times. Not exactly the ideal slashes for a lead-off man. Yesterday Trea […]Read More
By Sally Fahey After signing a four-year, $100 million contract, Nick Castellanos slashed just .263/.305/.389 with 13 home runs, 62 RBIs and a career-low .694 OPS last season. He hit well in April, but he struggled in May. It carried into the summer. Castellanos seemed to be finally turning a corner late summer — he […]Read More
By Sarah Paley Tony Kornheiser made some great points about the Phillies recent additions yesterday on PTI (the 4:00 mark): “Dave Dombrowski is strip mining the NL East: “JT Realmuto from the Marlins, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner from the Nationals and now Taijuan Walker. They just stole 12 wins from the Mets. “The Phillies […]Read More
By Sally Fahey Here’s what Trea Turner said at yesterday’s debut presser in Philly: “I know my wife was very excited, because growing up in Flemington, N.J., [about one hour] from here, so from a family aspect I knew she was super excited,” Turner said. “She told me time and time again that she was […]Read More
By Sam Bush Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Phillies have reached an agreement on a contract with free agent right-hander Taijuan Walker. Jon Heyman of the New York Post adds that it’s a four-year, $71 million contract. The 30-year-old hurler had a nice season with the Mets in 2022 — going 12-5 with […]Read More
By Peter Marx The Phillies made the biggest splash of the offseason, signing an 11-year deal with Trea Turner, making the two-time All-Star the 10th player in MLB history to land a contract worth at least $300 million. And the 11-year, $300 million deal apparently wasn’t the highest offer on the table. Matt Gelb of […]Read More
