Phillies right-hander Orion Kerkering joined the show this week to talk about a lot of things:
Will he be ready by Opening Day?
Why he started throwing a splitter this offseason?
How he throws his splitter, and his sweeper.
How he bounced back from a crushing ending in Game 4 of the 2025 NLDS.
What everybody’s like in the Phillies’ bullpen.

And more!

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Phillies right-hander Orion Kerkering joined the show this week to talk about a lot of things:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Will he be ready by Opening Day?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why he started throwing a splitter this offseason?</li>
<li aria-level="1">How he throws his splitter, and his sweeper.</li>
<li aria-level="1">How he bounced back from a crushing ending in Game 4 of the 2025 NLDS.</li>
<li aria-level="1">What everybody&rsquo;s like in the Phillies&rsquo; bullpen.</li>
</ul>
And more!
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A Phillies podcast hosted by former Phillies general manager and player Ruben Amaro, Jr., long-time Phillies reporter Jim Salisbury and MLB.com Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki. TPS features real talk on the Phils and in-depth conversations with VIP guests like Bryce Harper, Chase Utley, Kyle Schwarber, Jimmy Rollins, Zack Wheeler, Cole Hamels, Jason Kelce, Charles Barkley and more!

A Phillies podcast hosted by former Phillies general manager and player Ruben Amaro, Jr., long-time Phillies reporter Jim Salisbury and MLB.com Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki. TPS features real talk on the Phils and in-depth conversations with VIP guests like Bryce Harper, Chase Utley, Kyle Schwarber, Jimmy Rollins, Zack Wheeler, Cole Hamels, Jason Kelce, Charles Barkley and more!

Orion Kerkering joins! Talks new pitch, mindset and more

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The Phillies are reeling just days before Monday’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline.

Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said four times in 90 seconds on Wednesday in Miami that they will learn what the Phillies are made of in the coming days, weeks and months. So, what are the Phillies made of?

We also discuss Bryce Harper, Don Mattingly, Dave Dombrowski and the trade deadline. Daulton Varsho? Taylor Ward? Zach Neto? What about the arms?

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The Phillies are reeling just days before Monday&rsquo;s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline.
Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said four times in 90 seconds on Wednesday in Miami that they will learn what the Phillies are made of in the coming days, weeks and months. So, what are the Phillies made of?
We also discuss Bryce Harper, Don Mattingly, Dave Dombrowski and the trade deadline.&nbsp;Daulton Varsho? Taylor Ward? Zach Neto?&nbsp;What about the arms?
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Don Mattingly wants to know what the Phillies are made of

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The Phillies are 3-8 since the All-Star break, and they have scored zero or one runs in six of those games.Everybody sees what’s going on. Everybody knows what the Phillies need. Bryce Harper spoke candidly about it following Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to the Marlins in Miami.

“I think we need some help,” Harper said. “But you know, I think we've proved pretty much all year we've done a pretty good job. But anytime you can get some help in here and reinforcements, I think it helps.”

They need an outfielder, for sure. The Phillies have one of the worst outfields in franchise history right now. But they also need a No. 5 starter and a reliever. The pressure is on Dave Dombrowski to make it happen.

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The Phillies are 3-8 since the All-Star break, and they have scored zero or one runs in six of those games.Everybody sees what&rsquo;s going on. Everybody knows what the Phillies need. Bryce Harper spoke candidly about it following Tuesday night&rsquo;s 1-0 loss to the Marlins in Miami.
&ldquo;I think we need some help,&rdquo; Harper said. &ldquo;But you know, I think we've proved pretty much all year we've done a pretty good job. But anytime you can get some help in here and reinforcements, I think it helps.&rdquo;
They need an outfielder, for sure. The Phillies have one of the worst outfields in franchise history right now. But they also need a No. 5 starter and a reliever. The pressure is on Dave Dombrowski to make it happen.
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Bryce Harper knows it, too. The Phillies "need some help."

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The Phillies’ window to win the World Series with this core is closing, so they need to do what they can before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. They need to make trades.

Baseball America wrote something recently that backed up Ruben’s take last week that the Phillies need to be bold … prospects almost never come back to haunt the teams that traded them. So the Phillies need to be aggressive, make trades and do what they can to give themselves the best chance to win.

We also discuss the Phillies’ 3-6 homestand, and the upcoming series in Miami.

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The Phillies&rsquo; window to win the World Series with this core is closing, so they need to do what they can before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. They need to make trades.
Baseball America wrote something recently that backed up Ruben&rsquo;s take last week that the Phillies need to be bold &hellip; prospects almost never come back to haunt the teams that traded them. So the Phillies need to be aggressive, make trades and do what they can to give themselves the best chance to win.
We also discuss the Phillies&rsquo; 3-6 homestand, and the upcoming series in Miami.
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Trade ‘em: Phillies can’t worry about dealing top prospects

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Orion Kerkering joins! Talks new pitch, mindset and more

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