The Phillies announced Thursday that they’ve optioned catcher Garrett Stubbs to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. In doing so, they all but confirmed that switch-hitting Rafael Marchan will be their ...

So long as the current divisional alignment holds, the Phillies will be the Atlanta Braves’ main rivals in my mind’s eye. Since I’ve been watching baseball, they’ve won the NL East six times — the ...

The Philadelphia Phillies had a tough decision to make as Spring Training was coming to a close and Opening Day approached. That decision revolved around the Phillies' backup catcher spot ...

As Spring Training once again becomes the league’s main focus in the aftermath of the Tokyo Series, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world today: ...

Philadelphia Phillies fans and pundits expected veteran pitcher Taijuan Walker to open 2025 in the bullpen. Instead, the 32-year-old may return to a familiar spot: the starting rotation.

Quite simply, the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen did not perform to expectations during the 2024 postseason. New closer Jordan Romano will be looked upon to add stability and quality to the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In the summer of 2021, as the Phillies began reorganizing their baseball operations under Dave Dombrowski, the architect of their first full-fledged analytics department left ...

Arguably the biggest positional battle that the Philadelphia Phillies had going on during spring training was for the backup catcher spot. Veteran J.T. Realmuto is locked in as the starter ...

The Phillies have optioned catcher Garrett Stubbs to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, according to the club. The move comes as no surprise and means Rafael Marchan will start 2025 as the team’s backup catcher.

This is the view from Santiago Ortiz's seat the Phillies' spring training game on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (All photos are courtesy of Santiago Ortiz.) I’ve heard many people rave about going ...