The most fun-loving Phillie outside of the Philly Phanatic has been on the mend since tearing his ACL against the Padres. Andrew McCutchen has been sharing every step of his recovery with his fans on social media. The opening day Phillies center-fielder not only provided a solid presence at the top of the lineup, but […]
Read more "Even an ACL tear is unable to bring down Phillies’ Andrew McCutchen"Let’s rip this bandaid off quickly. Bryce Harper did not make the All-Star team in 2019 and didn’t deserve to. At the time of the All-Star break, Harper was hitting an OK .253, a good OBP of .370, and a pretty good SLG of .470. That’s good for an OPS+ of 117, good, but not […]
Read more "Can Phillies’ Bryce Harper repeat his 2018 post-All-Star success?"Ever since the Phillies lost David Robertson, there hasn’t been anyone regarded as a ‘set up’ man in the bullpen. Many fans have clamored for the Phillies to go out and hunt for a ‘set up’ man on the trade market. The search may now be over as the Hunter has become the hunted. If […]
Read more "Is the Phillies “Hunt” for a new ‘Set Up’ man finally over?"Heading into the All-Star break, the Phillies are not where they would like to be. They’re behind the Braves by a considerable amount and battling the Nationals for second place and a wild card, for now. Criticisms have shifted from Gabe Kapler to General Manager Matt Klentak for not improving the starting rotation. Starters outside […]
Read more "How the Phillies quietly improved the bench ahead of the All-Star Break"The only fireworks that the Phillies were setting off on Jully 4th were off of the bats of the Atlanta Braves. Zach Eflin allowed 2, as did Edgar Garcia. Austin Davis joined the party with 1 after being recalled from AAA. Those 5 home runs put the Phillies at 150 given up in just 87 […]
Read more "Phillies’ pitchers are on historically bad pace this season"No one thought we’d ever see it again. A win for the Phillies had been rarer than an Aaron Nola hit. Thanks to bamboo, there is winning in Philadelphia again. The Phillies won big over the Mets 13-7. It all started with one plant. Brad Miller, the recently acquired infielder, brought a little luck to […]
Read more "Brad’s Bamboo Boom helped lift the Phillies to a much-needed win"The early summer swoon has hit full force. After dropping 2 of 3 to the Braves and losing both halves of a doubleheader to the Washington Nationals, the Phillies offense, once thought of as a possible juggernaut, has never looked worse. Their offense has scored just 3 runs in the past 3 games combined. The […]
Read more "Can Anyone Help the Phillies Ailing Offense? Paging Dr. Grullon"The year was 2008. Starting pitcher Adam Eaton was terrible and on July 17th, the Phillies decided to do something about it. They acquired Joe Blanton from the A’s and good things followed. The year is 2019. Jerad Eickhoff/other 5-starters are terrible for the Phillies. The Phillies need to do something about it. Surprisingly, there […]
Read more "Phillies must Find their 2019 Version of Joe Blanton"A player with negative WAR is someone who has performed worse than his replacement, a AAAA player. Scott Kingery was a negative WAR player in 2018, fetching a -0.1 WAR from Fangraphs and a -1.3 WAR from Baseball Reference. The young Phillie looked lost at the plate last year, slashing .226/.267/.338. His batting average was […]
Read more "New and improved Scott Kingery is Keeping the Phillies afloat"The Phillies bullpen has been depleted by injuries and is down to 1 quality reliever after Seranthony Dominguez left Wednesday’s game with an possible elbow injury. Back on May 15, the Phillies’ bullpen was 7th in the league in ERA. That was with a resurgent Adam Morgan, an average Pat Neshek, and the aforementioned Dominguez. […]
Read more "The time is now for Phillies to raid San Francisco’s bullpen"