The Phillies successfully re-signed designated hitter Kyle Schwarber to a five-year, $150 million contract.  They currently have submitted an offer to JT Realmuto’s agent.  But we shouldn’t be under the impression that the Phillies are just running it back. Continue reading Phillies Discussion (12/16/2025) →

Here are the results from today’s Rule 5 Drafts.  This article will be open for comments about the draft.  The Phillies discussion remains open for all other comments. Continue reading Rule 5 Draft →

The Phillies and 29 other organizations will descend on Orlando this week for their annual winter meetings. Continue reading Winter Meetings Week →

The Phillies are coming off a 96-win season and a division title.  But expectations being what they are, the feeling in Philadelphia is world series championship or bust. Continue reading How Would You Fix the Phillies? →

This is the fifth day after the end of the world series.  It signals the end of the “quiet period” and releases most of the remaining restraints on offseason activity.

This is our Phillies Discussion. Continue reading Phillies Discussion (11/6/2025) →

I usually hold off on dropping this article, but another too early Phillies’ exit from the playoffs has generated a lot of offseason talk earlier than usual.

I started prepping this back in August.  It would be best to hold off publishing until after the world series, but I can publish now and update as necessary.

This can serve as our Phillies Discussion. Continue reading 2025-26 Offseason Roster and Payroll Information and Phillies Discussion (10/21/2025) →

Ouch.  Not a very good start to the Division Series. Continue reading Phillies Discussion 10/6/2025 →

Bye clinched! Yippee! Continue reading Phillies Discussion 9/26/2025 →

Division clinched!

With nine games remaining, the Phillies’ magic number to secure the second seed and the accompanying wild card round bye is four, any combination of Phillies’ wins and Dodgers’ losses.

The Brewers’ magic number for the top seed is six, any combination of Brewers’ wins and Phillies’ losses.  The Brewers’ magic number to clinch home field throughout the entire post-season is four.  (Home field for the world series is determined by the best regular season record.)  Continue reading Phillies Discussion 9/19/2025 →

Sometime this week the Phillies will clinch the division.  Hopefully in the first game of the Dodgers’ series. Continue reading Phillies Discussion 9/15/2025 →