No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sL_Bn7Z1T4VhCfNZOOSxFA',sig:'9rTwbs9os1zEbvrRNk3Fzw6dhekvDik0ebdvyJ8qJlU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'946340104',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsJune proved difficult for first-year skipper Gabe KaplerTurned out that the Major League baseball schedule makers were not kind to this improved Philadelphia Phillies ball club.The Phillies ended May with a 31-23 record. Those eight games above .500 marked the first time since the 2012 season that the … Continue reading No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show

Should Phillies bring home Cole Hamels?

Could the Phillies bring back former hero Cole Hamels?As the month of June draws to a close, this weekend also marks the exact halfway point to the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season.One month from this weekend, the MLB non-waiver trade deadline will arrive. The Philadelphia Phillies, emerging from a half-decade of irrelevance, are once … Continue reading Should Phillies bring home Cole Hamels?

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is wrong on use of Seranthony Dominguez

Seranthony Dominguez should be the Phillies closerThe Philadelphia Phillies have six relief pitchers who have recorded a Save at this point in the 2018 season.But right now the Phillies don't have a closer, and their manager seems to believe that they don't need one.None of those six relievers with a Save has more than nine, … Continue reading Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is wrong on use of Seranthony Dominguez

Phillies will need another starting pitcher if they want to make playoffs

Aaron Nola has been a Phillies rotation bright spot in 2018Last Friday night, the Phillies opened a weekend series with the visiting Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park with a 7-3 victory.That win, behind the pitching of Aaron Nola, lifted the Fightin' Phils record to 17-9 in the early going of the 2018 MLB regular … Continue reading Phillies will need another starting pitcher if they want to make playoffs

Jake Arrieta is the perfect player at the perfect time for Phillies

Phillies sign free agent pitcher Jake ArrietaIn a move that was rumored for weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies won the race to sign the top free agent on the market this off-season.That signing not only bolsters the starting pitching rotation immediately. It also signals that the club is clearly ready to move towards a return to … Continue reading Jake Arrieta is the perfect player at the perfect time for Phillies