Three Phillies are BBWAA finalists: Cristopher Sánchez (NL Cy Young, 18-7, 2.91 ERA), Jhoan Duran (NL Reliever of the Year, 33 saves) and Don Mattingly (NL Manager of the Year). Each reportedly faces a favorite, but the ballot count is a win. 🏆
Two Phillies are up for hardware: Cristopher Sánchez is an NL Cy Young finalist alongside Jacob Misiorowski and Chris Sale, and Jhoan Duran is an NL Reliever of the Year finalist, a new award. Winners are announced the week of Nov. 9. 🏆
Alec Bohm didn't get a qualifying offer, so he hits free agency after seven years with the Phillies. Third base is open for 2027. Top prospect Aidan Miller (.359/.590/.564 in the AFL) is one option, and the Phillies could also pursue free agent Teruaki Sato. 🧤
The Phillies claimed infielders Brett Harris and Shay Whitcomb off waivers from the Giants, per Todd Zolecki. Harris hit .136/.240/.182 over 21 games across three teams in 2026. Depth pieces, with the offseason now officially underway. 📋
A ClutchPoints trade pitch has the Phillies landing Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, a right-handed bat for a lefty-heavy lineup, in a proposed Marsh-and-Ferrebus package. Nothing is agreed. He hit .267 with 16 HR in 2026, but defense is a concern. 🔄
Phillies claimed infielders Brett Harris and Shay Whitcomb off waivers from the Giants, adding depth. Whitcomb hit .203/.233/.336 across three infield spots; Harris hit .288/.399/.449 in Triple-A. Catcher Garrett Stubbs elected free agency. 🧰
Phillies claimed infielders Brett Harris and Shay Whitcomb off waivers from the Giants, while Garrett Stubbs and Alec Bohm elected free agency. Depth projects, not starters, though Bohm's exit leaves third base thin. 🔧
Garrett Stubbs elected free agency Monday after the Phillies outrighted him, ending a five-year run as J.T. Realmuto's backup. He declined the minor league assignment, so he can now sign anywhere, with a possible Dec. 1 CBA lockout looming. 🧤
Former Phillies slugger Rhys Hoskins elected free agency on Oct. 29 after hitting .179 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs in 95 games for the Guardians in 2026. He spent six years in Philly and helped the club reach the 2022 World Series. ⚾
Brewers are champs, and the Phillies' draft picks held up fine against Milwaukee's in blind scouting-report comparisons. The real gap, per this piece, is development: the Phillies don't maximize players like the Brewers do, and the drought could continue if that doesn't change.
Bryce Harper said in a TikTok comment that he likes the offseason more than the baseball season. Relaxing is understandable, but it lands awkwardly with the Phillies' face of the franchise coming off another disappointing playoff exit. 😬
Former Phillies shortstop Christian Cairo, designated for assignment Sept. 13 and claimed by the Mets two days later, signed a one-year major-league deal with the NL East rival. He never played in a big-league game for Philadelphia. 🔄
Otto Kemp's report card: D-. The short-side LF platoon with Brandon Marsh flopped (2-for-20 start, optioned, hitless in 3 later games), and he made the NLWC roster only to whiff on a Chris Sale slider for the final out. 📉
Bryce Harper's TikTok reply, "It will be this year," to a comment calling March-October his offseason went viral Nov. 1 amid lockout talk. It reads as union solidarity against a cap, not inside info, so maybe don't cancel 2027 yet. 🧤
Seventeen years ago today, Chase Utley hit his fifth home run of the 2009 World Series against the Yankees. No one has topped it since. The Phillies lost that Fall Classic, but Utley's power surge still stands alone. ⚾
Bryson Stott is a strong defender at second (and now third), but Brice Turang tops him in most fielding data. A Gold Glove would likely take an abnormally good Stott season, the Barry Bonds-MVP-era kind of bad timing. 🧤
Peter Fatse wants to return to a specific hitting philosophy but has little time to implement it. Meanwhile, a series on improving the Phillies turns to outfield options, and no Phillies won Gold Gloves. Tender decisions loom, so trades could follow. 👀
Teruaki Sato was officially posted Sunday by Hanshin, opening a 45-day window for all 30 teams. Jon Heyman listed the Phillies among possible suitors, and Sato could be a fit if Alec Bohm leaves in free agency. Interest is reported, not a done deal. 👀
Free agency opens today, and Freddy Peralta is a speculative fit for the Phillies. Signing him could add rotation depth behind Wheeler, Sánchez and Luzardo, ease workloads, and possibly free a starter to trade for an outfield bat. 🎯
11/2/2009: Chase Utley tied Reggie Jackson’s World Series record by slugging his fifth home run of the Fall Classic.
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