Taijuan Walker's 2026 report card: 9.13 ERA over 22.2 innings in five games (four starts), -0.5 fWAR. One solid April 11 outing beat Arizona, but he also stands as a symbol of the Phillies' thin depth after Wheeler's 26-game absence. 📉
Phillies minor league pitcher Gabriel Barbosa, 24, is cancer-free after three months of treatment for stage three colon cancer diagnosed in July. He announced it on Instagram. The Triple-A righty has the baseball world behind him. 💙
Aidan Miller, the Phillies' No. 2 prospect, is hitting .333 with a 1.100 OPS in the Arizona Fall League after a back injury cost him most of 2026. Dombrowski wants internal help to complement the stars, and Miller could be part of it. 🔭
Catcher Payton Henry, who signed a minor league deal with the Phillies in July, has opted for free agency. Elsewhere, the Inquirer published a fan survey, and the World Series has four to seven games left. Phillies fans are watching from the couch. 🛋️
Camilo Doval, a likely non-tender candidate, could be a buy-low fit for a Phillies bullpen that proved untrustworthy in the Wild Card loss to Atlanta. The former All-Star closer is projected at about $6.5M in his final arbitration year, so he'd be a high-upside bet. 🎯
10/23/2022: It was bedlam at the Bank thanks to Bryce Harper’s go-ahead homer for the Phillies. Getting glimpse of all these angles was just excellent, too.
Ken Rosenthal reports Bryce Harper would waive his no-trade clause only if a acquiring team extends him beyond his current deal, which runs through 2031. Trade chatter has swirled, but a Harper deal still looks unlikely. 🔒
Phillies' 2026 infield report card: more bad than good. Harper earned an A- (.269/.380/.485, all 162 games), Sosa a C-, and Bohm a D+ despite a late-season rebound. Big money is tied up here, so 2027 looks like a rebuild-or-retool question. 🔧
Aidan Miller's back finally seems fixed. After a lost 2026, the Phillies' top prospect is hitting .333 with 15 walks in eight AFL games for Surprise, crediting TB12-style soft-tissue work over surgery. He's also learning third base. 🔧
Can a new hitting coach and better data fix the Phillies' offense? One take says no. Bryson Stott, despite Dave Dombrowski's belief he can be better, has shown the same hot-and-cold pattern: .286 from June to August, .217 from March to May. 🧊
A FanSided pitch floats the Phillies as a possible trade suitor for Angels SS Zach Neto (27 HR, 118 OPS+ in 2026), reportedly sending Gage Wood, Bryan Rincon and Juan Villavicencio. It's only an idea, and Trea Turner's spot would need sorting. 🤔
Bryan de la Cruz earns a B in the Phillies' report cards: .280/.349/.413, 2 HR, 108 wRC+ in 86 PA as a solid fourth outfielder. He struggled vs. lefties (.623 OPS), and the real question is why Lehigh Valley's .806 OPS bat took so long to arrive. 🧾
Walt Lerian, once billed as the NL's future catching star, died in a freak auto accident 97 years ago today. The Phillies backstop hit .272 with a .385 OBP in 1928, and the New York Times later named him the NL's best fielding catcher. 🕰️
Logan O'Hoppe, a former Phillies prospect, is expected to be non-tendered by the Rangers, and a reunion could be a speculative fix for the backup catcher spot behind J.T. Realmuto. Marchan and Stubbs were uninspiring options. O'Hoppe has upside. 🔄
Don Mattingly says he's grateful to be back in a dugout and credits Philadelphia for reigniting his desire to manage. Also in the links: a deep look at Andrew Painter's season and what it means going forward, plus the Phillies' Sixers good-luck post, which doubled as some tidy trolling. 😏
Cristopher Sanchez finished second again for the Juan Marichal Award, 158 points behind Junior Caminero, a year after trailing Juan Soto. The Phillies ace keeps collecting silver; by WAR, the voting looks tough to defend. 🥈
An opinion piece argues the Phillies could fix their outfield by trading for Rangers star Wyatt Langford, a righty bat and 2026 Gold Glove finalist under control through 2029. It's a proposal only, with no talks reported. 🎯
Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tabs the Phillies as a "dark horse" for free-agent ace Tarik Skubal, though still a "long shot." Dave Dombrowski's willingness to spend keeps the door ajar for the two-time Cy Young winner. 🎯
Former Phillies reliever Connor Brogdon, who spent five years in Philadelphia, elected free agency from the Cleveland Guardians on Oct. 20. The Phillies, ousted by Atlanta in the Wild Card Series, head into an offseason with their own roster questions. 🔎
Don Mattingly remains the Phillies' manager after the team initially expressed interest in Alex Cora. Despite not being the first choice, Mattingly is excited to continue in Philly, focusing on defensive improvements for the upcoming season.
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