As of the start of play on Monday, September 25, there was just one final week remaining in the 2023 MLB regular season. For at least half of the 30 clubs, the test results are going to result in a failing grade. Well, that is, at least if postseason contention is your measuring stick.
2023 Philadelphia Phillies preview and MLB predictions
It will be a long, grueling season filled with the usual baseball excitement, drama, exasperation, frustration, heartbreak, exhilaration, defeat, and triumph. The Phillies and every single team and fan base in the game will feel each of those emotions at some point during the coming campaign.
Andrew Painter set to do battle against the odds
For the first time in a Phillies uniform, teenage sensation Andrew Painter will take the mound. There has been tremendous hype building around the club's top prospect ever since his breakout 2022 minor league campaign came to a close.
Five most important Phillies players to watch this spring
Some have speculated that the most important Phillies players to watch involve those battling for the final places in the starting pitching rotation and in the bullpen. While those are certainly interesting, they are nowhere near the most important situations that I will be watching.
Phillies 2023 pre-season top 20 prospects
The Phillies remain an organization looking to build depth of genuine big-league capable talent down through their minor league system.
MATT VEASEY 