Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Born Again Bryson Stott? Phillies News ICYMI: Ethan is asking, who is most deserving or most important impending free agent that should get an extension? PhillyVoice Positional Season Preview: Is Harper the best first baseman in baseball? Sosa in LF or CF, Schwarber at 1st? How do we feel about that? We all knew Bryson Stott wasn’t … [Read more...] about Rise and Phight: 2/19/25
Which “Day Care” Phillie is most likely to become “a star” in 2025?
Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott didn’t make “the leap” in 2024... can they do it in 2025? During the heat of last year’s pennant race, it became clear exactly what Rob Thomson and the front office thought of two of their young stars, Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh. Buddy Kennedy was getting starts against left-handed pitchers over Stott. Marsh … [Read more...] about Which “Day Care” Phillie is most likely to become “a star” in 2025?
The Good Phight’s Community Prospect List: #7 – Jean Cabrera
Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Is that starting pitcher depth, or doth mine eyes deceive me? We here at The Good Phight are “celebrating” the 2015 Phillies this season as a sort of memoriam of how far the team has come. Some of you choose to revel in the horrid memories, while others are turned away, scarred by the games and lost years and lost … [Read more...] about The Good Phight’s Community Prospect List: #7 – Jean Cabrera
Walking the Beat: 2/18/25
Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Beat by Beat, The Beatdown, and Beat It were the runners up for the title Beat writers are sort of like beat cops: they have their territory, and they keep a watchful eye on it. The difference is that with baseball beat writers, it’s their quarry that carry the big clubs. Right now, the writers are walking their beat on the not-so-mean … [Read more...] about Walking the Beat: 2/18/25
It’s going to be an awkward spring for Taijuan Walker
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Is he fighting for a spot that doesn’t exist? The onset of Spring Training is usually a source of hope and renewal, but for one Phillie it may be a sense of foreboding. It’s no secret that Taijuan Walker struggled in 2024. The 32-year-old right hander appeared in 19 games and pitched to the tune of a 7.10 ERA and posted -1.1 fWAR. … [Read more...] about It’s going to be an awkward spring for Taijuan Walker