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The Philadelphia Phillies aren’t ready to say goodbye to their star slugger quite yet as Kyle Schwarber’s four-year, $79-million contract expires at the end of the season.
If the Phillies keep playing like this, there's no reason they can't make another deep playoff run and be the last team standing in October. Published May 9, 2024 TYLER MAHER
It would be their best team ERA since 2011 and the third-highest in the past 30 years. It’s an area of strength, but their ERA was 3.08 at the end of June. It is 5.06 in the 40 games since.
The Philadelphia Phillies drafted Arkansas standout pitcher Gage Wood in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft, and could be an answer for the bullpen woes.
Despite the team ERA, Philadelphia currently employs eight pitchers on their 28-man roster with ERAs below that mark, two of them having ERAs sub-2.00 in Jeff Hoffman (1.65) and Matt Strahm (1.93).
The Phillies are an older team, and one of the bigger bets they are making in 2025 is that veteran players can apply adjustments. It is a risk. Then, there is someone like Sánchez, who they ...
Phillies' Max Kepler voices frustrations with lack of playing time in his first season with team Kepler has been Philadelphia's primary in left field, but he is unhappy about not starting against ...