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Bryce Harper Is Back, July Is Here: Big Month for the Phillies Jul 02, 2025

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Bryce Harper rejoined the Phillies’ lineup on Monday. What should we expect from him the rest of the season?

There’s less than a month before the July 31 trade deadline. Where do things stand with so much on the line?

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Is the fix for the Phillies' offense already here? Jun 30, 2025

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The Phillies salvaged a six-game road trip by winning two of three this weekend in Atlanta.

They scored 13 runs on Friday, but only three runs the rest of the weekend. What can save this Phillies’ offense? It should help to get Bryce Harper back in the lineup. He could return as early as Monday night’s series opener against the Padres. But really this team is going to live and die with what they already have: Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos, Alec Bohm, etc. And maybe Otto Kemp. And maybe Justin Crawford. The external options to improve this lineup don’t seem to be there, unless you think Jarren Duran, Taylor Ward, Cedric Mullins, Luis Robert Jr., Adolis Garcia are difference makers.

Ranger Suárez is on another ridiculous run. What contract might he get in free agency?

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The biggest fear: Phillies offense is MIA, wastes stellar pitching in Houston Jun 27, 2025

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This is the biggest fear for Phillies fans.

It’s October and the Phillies’ rotation dominates its opponent in the NL Wild Card Series or NL Division Series. But the offense can’t string hits together and the Phils take another early October exit, forcing difficult decisions to be made in the offseason. It could happen again. It certainly happened this week in Houston. The Phillies allowed only five runs in the three-game series, but the offense scored only one. It’s just the 10th time since 1901 that a team allowed five or fewer runs in a series and got swept.

Is it time to make a change? Is it time for Justin Crawford?

Plus, we answer a few of your leftover questions from earlier this week.

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All In? We answer your Phillies’ trade deadline questions Jun 25, 2025

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We asked you for your Phillies questions and you delivered once again.

We got a TON of questions about the July 31 trade deadline, but we also got plenty about the Phillies’ impending free agents and more. Those questions included Ranger Suárez, who allowed one run in seven-plus innings in Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss in Houston. We start with Ranger, but we get into Dave Dombrowski’s wish list. Is a closer in the Phillies’ future? If so, who? We also discuss potential bats to help the Phillies in the outfield.

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Talkin' 2025 Draft with Phillies assistant general manager Brian Barber Jun 24, 2025

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The Phillies open a three-game series on Tuesday night in Houston. We break down an awesome pitching matching between Ranger Suárez and Framber Valdez.

Then we talk to Phillies assistant general manager of amateur scouting Brian Barber.

Barber joined the organization following the 2019 season, making this his sixth draft with the Phillies. His first-round picks include Mick Abel (2020), Andrew Painter (2021), Justin Crawford (2022), Aidan Miller (2023) and Dante Nori (2024). Painter, Crawford and Miller are all top 100 prospects. We ask Barber about some of those picks, the strengths of the upcoming draft, life on the road and more.

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Back on Top: First-place Phillies beat the Mets Jun 23, 2025

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A couple weeks ago, a lot of people thought the Phillies were dead.

But they have won nine out of their last 11 games, including two of three this weekend against the Mets. It gave the Phils a one-game lead over New York in the NL East. We talk about the weekend series and what it means moving forward. Are you a believer? No? Plus, we dig into Mick Abel’s longball issues, Otto Kemp’s potential in left field and more.

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Problems? Nick Castellanos’ words to Rob Thomson trigger benching Jun 18, 2025

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Phillies manager Rob Thomson made a sound baseball decision on Monday night, when he replaced Nick Castellanos for defensive purposes in the eighth inning in Miami.

Thomson wanted to improve his outfield defense with the Phillies holding a 3-1 lead. But Castellanos didn’t like it. In fact, he said something “inappropriate” to Thomson in the dugout. It was bad enough that Castellanos was benched on Tuesday night, snapping MLB’s second-longest active streak of games started. Castellanos still doesn’t seem happy about it. What’s the deal? Could this become a problem?

Is Orion Kerkering the Phillies’ new closer?

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Wheels Back On: Phillies reverse course with big week at home Jun 16, 2025

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This past week should have reminded everybody that baseball is a long season.

The Phillies followed a gruesome 1-9 stretch – a lot of people thought they were dead -- with a 5-1 homestand against the Cubs and Blue Jays. The offense came to life against two playoff-caliber teams. Brandon Marsh (1.167 OPS), Alec Bohm (1.128 OPS), Otto Kemp (.898 OPS), J.T. Realmuto (.980 OPS), Max Kepler (1.300 OPS), Trea Turner (.820 OPS), Nick Castellanos (.808 OPS) and Kyle Schwarber (.869 OPS) each had big moments against the Cubs and Blue Jays. So did the rotation, led by Zack Wheeler, Ranger Suárez, Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo.

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Jesús Luzardo joins the show! Jun 13, 2025

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Never a doubt.

Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo bounced back in a major way in Wednesday’s victory over the Cubs. His previous two starts? Nightmare fuel. But before he suffered serious struggles against the Brewers and Blue Jays, Luzardo looked to not only be a strong NL All-Star candidate, but a serious NL Cy Young candidate. We had a great conversation with Luzardo just before those two starts. Wisely, we waited to post it until he rebounded.

You will learn a lot about Luzardo in this fun episode … from being born in Peru to how he throws his splitter to his relationship with Caleb Cotham and J.T. Realmuto to beating Andrew Painter in pickleball and more!

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Lineup Shakeup: Trea Turner up, Bryson Stott down Jun 11, 2025

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The Phillies needed to do something to get their struggling offense going.

So, Rob Thomson on Tuesday finally made a change to the lineup. He moved Trea Turner into the leadoff spot. He moved Bryson Stott into the five-hole. Why five? Well, because Bryce Harper is injured, and the rest of the lineup might be struggling even more than Stott. The Phillies need almost perfect pitching to win these days. They didn’t get it in Tuesday night’s 8-4 loss to the Cubs, which included Mick Abel’s first stumble in the big leagues, and Taijuan Walker’s first stumble in his first high-leverage situation as a reliever.

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