Early signs from Phillies rotation

If everybody does their thing, the Phillies’ rotation is the team’s strength in 2026. There are questions, but the early performances from Cristopher Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo, Aaron Nola, Andrew Painter and Taijuan Walker have been encouraging. And so has the work of Zack Wheeler. We also discuss J…

Your Phillies Spring Training Questions

Opening Day is less than a month away, and you’ve got questions about the Phillies. Ruben, Jim and Todd answered several of your questions, answering everything from the pressure facing Andrew Painter to Justin Crawford’s ability to play center field every day to players to watch now that many Phi…

Andrew Painter’s spring debut: two innings of hope and promise

Three years later, Andrew Painter delivered the goods. He threw two scoreless innings on Sunday against the Yankees in his first Grapefruit League start in exactly three years. It’s been a long road back for Painter, who had Tommy John surgery in 2023. But in a 20-pitch effort against several qual…

Back Together: Bullpen Battles, Bohm & Painter from Clearwater!

It’s not often we get Ruben, Jim and Todd together in the same room for a show, but we made it happen Wednesday in Clearwater. They talked about Brad Keller and bullpen battles, a good early showing from Alec Bohm and Andrew Painter’s highly anticipated debut on Sunday against the Yankees. Use ou…

First Weekend Impressions: Justin Crawford and a Schwarbomb

The Phillies opened their Grapefruit League schedule this weekend. What did we see? What did we like? We talk Justin Crawford, Kyle Schwarber, Team USA (hockey and baseball) and more. Use our code TERRITORY10 for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/TERRITORY10 Sponsored by …

What We Want to See This Spring

The Phillies will play their Grapefruit League opener on Saturday against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. They play their home opener on Sunday against the Pirates at BayCare Ballpark. What do we want to see in the coming weeks? There’s a lot. Good things from Aaron Nola. Good things from Adolis García.…

Bryce Harper's still upset about Dave Dombrowski's "elite" comments

Bryce Harper got to Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday. He spoke to reporters in the morning outside BayCare Ballpark. He had a lot to say: He talked about Dombrowski’s comments in October, when he wondered if Harper would be elite again or not. He said while he doesn’t need any motivation, the fact D…

Beer and Baseball: Phillies release Nick Castellanos

The Phillies couldn’t salvage their relationship with Nick Castellanos. They didn’t want to. So, they released him on Thursday. The Phillies are eating the final $20 million of a five-year, $100 million contract. That’s how badly they wanted Castellanos to go away. We talked about the Phillies’ de…

Phillies are back: Zack Wheeler’s rib, Nick Castellanos’ locker

Day 1 of Phillies spring training is in the books. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler talked about his recovery from thoracic outlet decompression surgery in September, which required the removal of the first rib near his right shoulder. Wheeler revealed that he kept the rib, and it’s sitting in a case in …

The Phillies top 5 storylines this spring

Phillies pitchers and catchers have their first workout in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday. What should we be watching this spring? Here are our top five storylines for the spring: 5. How does the bullpen set up after Phillies closer Jhoan Duran? 4. What is the team’s mindset following three st…