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• Five years after being acquired, Cristopher Sánchez finishes 10th in Cy Young voting

  21-11-2024 14:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  Cristopher Sánchez finished 10th in NL Cy Young voting this year. (Don Otto/Phillies Nation)
  Wednesday marked five years since the Phillies acquired Cristopher Sánchez in a trade with the Rays. It also marked the first time the left-hander finished in the top 10 of NL Cy Young Award voting, capping off one heck of a year.Receiving two fifth-place votes like Sánchez did doesn’t sound like much of an accomplishment. But for someone with his past, it is. It wasn’t
  
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• Phillies sign two players, tender contracts to five others

  23-11-2024 02:33 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies signed Jose Ruiz to a one-year deal.(Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire)
  Ahead of Friday evening’s 8 p.m. ET non-tender deadline, the Phillies announced multiple roster moves.First, the club agreed to terms on 2025 contracts with José Ruiz and Garrett Stubbs.Ruiz’s deal is for $1.225 million, according to Robert Murray of FanSided.
  Sources: José Ruiz, Phillies settle at $1.225 million, avoiding arbitration. Ruiz also gets $20K for 30 games pitched, $25K
  
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• Phillies sign Garrett Stubbs to one-year deal

  23-11-2024 02:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Garrett Stubbs signed a one-year contract with the Phillies for 2025. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  There’s been plenty of talk about how the Phillies’ front office will address their club this offseason. Rumors, which should be taken with a grain of salt, have been swirling for weeks. In general, outfield and bullpen are two clear areas of need right now.An under-the-radar position the front office will try to sort out before the start of next season is backup catcher. It&rsquo
  
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• Phillies Rumors: Club reportedly making Nick Castellanos available on trade block

  22-11-2024 22:58 via philliesnation.com
  
  Nick Castellanos is reportedly on the trade block. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Keep track of all of the latest offseason trade and free agency rumors pertaining to the Phillies on Phillies Nation.
  Friday, Nov. 22 at 4:58 p.m. ET: Nick Castellanos available in trade talks, per The Athletic’s Matt GelbThe Phillies are expected to shake things up this offseason, and Nick Castellanos is among the candidates to be involved: The Athletic’s Matt Gelb reported on Friday that the team
  
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• Phillies reportedly non-tender Austin Hays

  22-11-2024 19:59 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies non-tendered outfielder Austin Hays. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies are non-tendering outfielder Austin Hays, according to a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He will become a free agent.
  Hays, 29, was acquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles at the deadline. He was thrusted into an everyday role and struggled. He went on the injured list on Aug. 9 with a hamstring issue and returned to the IL about a month later with a kidney infection. He returned
  
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• Win these limited edition Nike Phillies sneakers

  22-11-2024 17:18 via philliesnation.com
  This is your chance to win some hard-to-find, insanely cool throwback Phillies sneakers from Nike.We have a brand new pair of these Nike SB Dunk Low “Phillies” sized 10.5 fresh in the box.Featuring a columbia blue, maroon, and white colorway, the style mimics the 1980s throwback jerseys from the Phillies. The tongues feature a Liberty Bell and Cheesesteak on each.Sign up below for your FREE chance to win these super stylish kicks and be the envy of all your friends…or give the
  
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• First Look: Phillies 2025 giveaway schedule

  22-11-2024 16:28 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies are giving away a Bryce Harper Funko Pop! collectible in August. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies released the first batch of 2025 promotions and giveaways. Highlights include an Aaron Nola replica jersey (fans 14 & under), Zack Wheeler bobble figurine (all fans) and two fireworks shows near the Fourth of the July.
  Here’s a first look at the 2025 Phillies promotional schedule. More giveaways and promotions are typically announced closer to the start of the r
  
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• Phillies ace Zack Wheeler finishes second in NL Cy Young voting behind Atlanta’s Chris Sale

  21-11-2024 00:27 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler finished in second for the Cy Young.(Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
  Zack Wheeler has been as dominant as any pitcher in the major leagues since he signed with Philadelphia before the 2020 season. But for the second time in his Phillies career, the ace just missed out on the hardware to show for it.Wheeler finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting this season behind Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced on
  
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• Thank God Zack Wheeler is not a free agent

  20-11-2024 19:20 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler is a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award. (Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire)
  The winner of this year’s National League Cy Young Award will be announced on Wednesday night. Zack Wheeler is a finalist, but he’s not expected to beat out the Braves’ Chris Sale for the award.For Phillies fans, it’s frustrating to think that Wheeler, who has been one of the best starters in the league since signing with the Phillies in December 2019, may never win a Cy Young. But fans
  
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• Three potential Alec Bohm trades the Phillies should try to make this offseason

  20-11-2024 15:31 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alec Bohm is a trade candidate this offseason. (David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  Despite a breakout first half by Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm, his struggles down the stretch and in the postseason could lead Philadelphia to move him before next season. The right-handed hitter is reportedly on the trade block as the team attempts to bounce back from its National League Division Series loss.Bohm was a productive player in 2024 as he hit .280/.332/.448 with 15 home runs and 44 doubles in 143
  
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• Phillies protect three pitchers from Rule 5 Draft, leave some notable names unprotected

  20-11-2024 00:28 via philliesnation.com
  Mick Abel was protected from the Rule 5 Draft on Tuesday. (Cheryl Pursell)
  The Phillies protected three pitchers from the Rule 5 Draft ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline, as right-handers Mick Abel, Moisés Chace and Jean Cabrera were added to the 40-man roster.Chace was one of two pitchers (along with Seth Johnson) acquired from the Orioles in the deadline-time Gregory Soto trade. He was recently ranked by Baseball America as the sixth-best prospect in the organization, after st
  
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• Phillies Rumors: Royals ‘checked in on’ Alec Bohm in trade talks

  19-11-2024 21:10 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could Alec Bohm be traded? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Keep track of all of the latest offseason trade and free agency rumors pertaining to the Phillies on Phillies Nation.
  Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 12:13 p.m. ET: Kansas City has “checked in on” Alec Bohm, per MLB.com‘s Anne RogersThe Kansas City Royals have considered Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm in their search for an offensive piece this offseason, according to MLB.com‘s Anne Rogers.
  Kansas City has “checked
  
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• Phillies plan to meet with Juan Soto, report says

  19-11-2024 18:36 via philliesnation.com
  
  The Phillies reportedly plan to meet with Juan Soto. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)
  Philadelphia expects to be one of the next teams to meet with superstar free agent Juan Soto, according to a Tuesday morning report.The big-spending Phillies have not held a meeting with Soto at this point in the offseason, but “plan to” do so, according to The New York Post‘s Jon Heyman. While maybe not the favorite to land the four-time All-Star, Philadelphia has been one of the mos
  
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• Four former Phillies featured on 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot

  18-11-2024 18:13 via philliesnation.com
  
  Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins are two of the greatest Phillies of all time. (Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)
  The 2025 Baseball Writers Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released Monday afternoon and features four former Phillies: Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Bobby Abreu and Billy Wagner.
  Of the four, Wagner has the best chance of earning election into the Hall of Fame this year. Wagner, the Phillies’ closer from 2004 to 2005, is entering his tenth and final season on the ballot.
  
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• A Phillies spending streak could end this winter

  14-11-2024 15:37 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski is the Phillies’ president of baseball operations. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire)
  Over the last five-plus years, the Phillies have become one of baseball’s top-spending teams. The franchise hasn’t shied away from going after, and signing, top-tier players in free agency. It all started when they inked Bryce Harper to a $330-million contract before the 2019 season. The spending never stopped. It’s only continued.Nobody knew it at the time, but Harp
  
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• Phillies announce new assistant pitching coach after Brian Kaplan’s departure

  13-11-2024 20:57 via philliesnation.com
  
  Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Tim Kelly/Phillies Nation)
  The Phillies have promoted Mark Lowy to assistant pitching coach, the team announced Wednesday.
  The announcement comes a day after former assistant pitching coach and director of pitching development Brian Kaplan left the club to become the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  Lowy, 32, has been in the Phillies organization since 2021. He started as a part-time employee in the club’s player de
  
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• Phillies Rumors: Rival evaluator predicts team lands Alex Bregman

  13-11-2024 16:00 via philliesnation.com
  
  Alex Bregman is a free agent. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire)
  Keep track of all of the latest offseason trade and free agency rumors pertaining to the Phillies on Phillies Nation.
  Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 9:51 p.m. ET : Olney: Rival evaluator predicts Phillies sign Alex Bregman
  ESPN’s Buster Olney put out an interesting tweet on Tuesday night:The most interesting prediction heard from a rival evaluator: The Phillies land Alex Bregman. His swing translates in that park, strong defense,
  
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• Former division foe, theoretical Phillies fit signs elsewhere

  13-11-2024 15:30 via philliesnation.com
  
  Travis d’Arnaud is heading to the Angels. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  It was a fun idea, but it will turn out to be nothing more than that: Travis d’Arnaud signed with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.We explored last week why a d’Arnaud reunion might make sense for the Phillies in 2025, with the club looking to ease the workload on J.T. Realmuto in his age-34 season amid declining health and production (as are natural for a catcher his age, even one of Realmu
  
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• Bryce Harper named NL Silver Slugger Award winner at first base

  13-11-2024 01:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Bryce Harper is now a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner. (Grace Del Pizzo/PhilliesNation)
  For the fourth time in his career, Bryce Harper is a Silver Slugger Award winner. It’s the first time Harper has won the award as a first baseman.
  That's another Silver Slugger for The ShowmanCongratulations to Bryce Harper on winning his fourth career #SilverSluggerAward! pic.twitter.com/Ku7VYXiaD3— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 12, 2024
  Harper was one of three finalists for t
  
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• Will Dick Allen finally make the Hall of Fame? Why those close to the late Phillies slugger keep pushing for his enshrinement

  12-11-2024 22:37 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dick Allen will be considered for the Hall of Fame once again. (Icon Sportswire)
  Months went by before Dick Allen would finally speak to his son.One summer, about 10 years ago, as Allen prepared for a family reunion, Richard Allen Jr. headed to a speaking engagement that he knew would not please his father. While the rest of the Allen family gathered, Allen Jr. went elsewhere to a baseball event, grabbed a microphone and told an audience why Dick Allen belongs in the Hall of Fame.When Allen fou
  
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• Phillies lose key staff member as Diamondbacks hire former assistant as pitching coach

  12-11-2024 20:12 via philliesnation.com
  
  Brian Kaplan is joining the Diamondbacks. (Cheryl Pursell)
  The Phillies lost a key member of their coaching staff as the Arizona Diamondbacks poached one of the leaders in Philadelphia’s pitching program.Brian Kaplan, the Phillies’ big-league assistant pitching coach and the club’s director of pitching development for the past three seasons, has been hired as the D-backs pitching coach, the team announced Tuesday. He replaces Brent Strom, who was fired by Arizona last month.Th
  
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• Alec Bohm is on the trade block, according to top MLB insider

  12-11-2024 16:07 via philliesnation.com
  
  Could the Phillies shop Alec Bohm this winter? (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  The offseason shakeup that’s expected to come to Philadelphia might include one of the club’s 2024 All-Stars.
  Alec Bohm is reportedly on the trade block, ESPN‘s Jeff Passan wrote on Tuesday in a piece previewing the offseason and identifying the trade candidates that could dictate it. It’s not the first time Bohm has been suggested as a potential trade option, but it’s perhaps the most
  
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• Zack Wheeler named finalist for National League Cy Young Award

  12-11-2024 01:29 via philliesnation.com
  
  Zack Wheeler had a 2.57 ERA across 200 innings this season. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  As expected, Zack Wheeler has been named one of three finalists for the National League Cy Young Award — the second time he’s earned his way onto the shortlist.
  Chris Sale and Paul Skenes are the other two finalists, with the former the favorite to win the award for the first time in his career after seven straight top-six American League finishes during his tenure with the two Soxes. Sale
  
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• Both players acquired in Gregory Soto trade ranked among Phillies’ Top 10 prospects

  11-11-2024 23:08 via philliesnation.com
  Seth Johnson is a Top 10 Phillies prospect, according to Baseball America. (Cheryl Pursell)
  At the 2024 trade deadline, the going rate for a top reliever was at least two of an organization’s top 10 prospects. The Phillies acquired Carlos Estevez for RHP George Klassen, Baseball America’s No. 5 Phillies prospect at the time, and RHP Sam Aldegheri (No. 7). The Padres paid an even bigger price to acquire lefty Tanner Scott from the Marlins for LHP Robby Snelling (No. 3), RHP Adam Mazu
  
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• Report: Phillies interested in Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki

  09-11-2024 22:47 via philliesnation.com
  
  Roki Sasaki is going to be posted this offseason.(The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images)
  In the early hours of Saturday morning, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan are set to begin the process of posting right-handed pitcher Roki Saski, meaning he’ll likely be coming to Major League Baseball next year.Sasaki, 23, has a career 2.10 ERA and 505 strikeouts across 394 2/3 innings in NPB over four seasons. This past season, the right-hande
  
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• John Middleton doesn’t sound optimistic about pursuing Juan Soto

  09-11-2024 16:16 via philliesnation.com
  
  Juan Soto is the most coveted free agent on the market. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)
  Phillies managing partner John Middleton, during a speaking engagement at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, was asked about Juan Soto.
  The Phillies have been connected to the 26-year-old star free agent, but Middleton does not sound enthusiastic about his team’s chances of landing him.
  According to Sean McKeown of the Daily Pennsylvanian, Middleton believes Sot
  
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• Ryan Howard believes Phillies can succeed in 2025 and beyond: ‘They’ve got a little bit longer runway than we did’

  09-11-2024 14:40 via philliesnation.com
  
  Ryan Howard likes the Phillies chances in 2025 and beyond. (Grace Del Pizzo/Phillies Nation)
  Former star first baseman and 2006 National League MVP Ryan Howard doesn’t see the window closing for this Phillies group the way it did for him and his teammates in 2011 when he tore his Achilles on the final play of a Game 5 National League Division Series loss.Neither Howard nor those Phillies, the winners of five straight NL East titles and the 2008 World Series, were ever the same after that
  
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• A look at how the Phillies’ front office will work with new roles for Sam Fuld, Preston Mattingly

  09-11-2024 01:11 via philliesnation.com
  
  Dave Dombrowski announced promotions for Sam Fuld and Preston Mattingly. (Cheryl Pursell)
  The Phillies and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced some major changes to the structure of the club’s front office on Friday with big-time promotions for executives Sam Fuld and Preston Mattingly.Fuld, Philadelphia’s general manager under Dombrowski for the last four years, will transition into the team’s president of business operations upon completing his master&
  
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• Phillies announce front office shakeup, GM Sam Fuld to transition to business side

  08-11-2024 21:15 via philliesnation.com
  
  Sam Fuld will become president of business operations in May 2026. (Phillies)
  The Phillies made a few unexpected announcements on Friday regarding the composition of the club’s front office.Vice president and general manager Sam Fuld will transition to president of business operations in May 2026, after Fuld completes his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, managing partner John Middleton and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced.Stepping int
  
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• Could a reunion with this former Phillie make sense for the 2025 club?

  08-11-2024 19:32 via philliesnation.com
  
  Travis d’Arnaud became a free agent after the Braves declined his club option. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)
  It’s not going to be as flashy as the Juan Soto sweepstakes, but a position the Phillies really need to address, one way or another, this offseason is backup catcher. J.T. Realmuto will be 34 on Opening Day, and as his age has gone up, his numbers — including games played — have gone down. There’s no reason to believe that trend won’t con
  
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