The Grades Of The Phillies Closest Competition At The Deadline


Tuesday was one of the wildest trade deadlines in the history of Major League Baseball. There was a franchise-altering move, plenty of smart moves, some head-scratching moves, a few under-the-radar depth moves, and whatever the Colorado Rockies are doing.   Asked about the Rockies being the only team to not make a deadline trade, Bill […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | August 3, 2022

Grading the Phillies Moves At The Trade Deadline


Dave Dombrowski was asleep for about a week, up until approximately 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon. As the rest of the baseball world was reacting to the shockwaves of the Nationals being a poverty organization, rest assured Dombrowski wasn’t missing his daily cat nap.   Then, out of seemingly nowhere, the Phillies made two trades in […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | August 2, 2022

Realistic Deadline Additions For The Phillies


When Dave Dombrowski spoke to the media in the Phillies dugout before their series against the Braves, he was shockingly transparent. He seems to like where the Phillies are at lineup wise, especially with Jean Segura on the way back and Bryce Harper hopefully returning by the time the Birds wrap up their preseason schedule. […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | July 28, 2022

Outfielders The Phillies Should Acquire Sooner Rather Than Later


Now that it’s official that Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is going to miss a good chunk of time, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski has some decisions to make. Do the Phillies, who are currently 1.5 games out of a playoff spot, trust what they have on the roster now and wait for Harper to […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 28, 2022

The Phillies Are Royally Screwed


I’m not going to sugarcoat this. I will not try to convince anyone of anything good. If you came here looking for any sort of hope for the Phillies this summer, you’ve come to the wrong place. On today, June 26, with the Phillies three games above .500 and 2.5 games back of the last […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 26, 2022

Joe Girardi Has Been Fired…So, Now What?


An absolute bombshell was dropped in the Philly sports world while I was at the gym this morning (I workout sometimes).   Joe Girardi is out as Phillies manager. Rob Thomson interim — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 3, 2022   After writing a mere three days ago about the pros and cons of firing Joe […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | June 3, 2022

The Phillies Are Stuck In The Worst Position In Sports: Mediocrity


The Philadelphia Phillies are one game under .500 as I write this sentence here in mid-May. Chances are, the Phillies will hover around this mark all the way through the regular season’s conclusion in the first week of October. Since coming out of their “rebuild” in 2017, the Phillies have a record of 211-218 over […]

By Matt Szczypiorski | May 22, 2021