#Sam Coonrod

On Monday, the Phillies completed a trade with the Giants to acquire Yunior Marte. The addition of Marte to the Phillies bullpen brought yet another fireballer to the team. Marte averages 97.7 MPH on his 4-seamer and peaked at 99 MPH in 2022. He joins a laundry list of hard-throwing relievers on the Phillies. Between the Phillies' 10 top relieving…

It isn't a secret. Not after more than three decades of building major-league rosters. When it comes to pitching, Dave Dombrowski has a type. "I've always believed in power arms," he said two years ago after getting hired to head up the Phillies' baseball operations. "That's something I grew up with in the White Sox organization. We had a lot of…

Philadelphia crushed Seattle last night, and with Robbie Ray's regression this season, we're not expecting the reigning Cy Young winner to save the M's this evening. Find out why Aaron Nola should continue to send the home side adrift in our Phillies vs. M The Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners clash in an interleague matchup on Tuesday…

The Philadelphia Phillies faithful are performing their annual ritual to improve on last summer's finish. Unfortunately, armchair GMs have no monetary limits plus endless prospects to pry loose a star from another franchise. But they want a stud for what they want to unload. Why would another club want the player you don't? Hint: They…

The Phillies look to dampen the Mets' mood tonight as Philly welcomes their fierce rivals to Citizens Bank Park. Look for Kyle Schwarber and the rest of the Phillies lineup to wreak havoc on New York right-hander Taijuan Walker with our MLB betting picks. After winning three of four in their season-opening series with the Washington Nationals, the…

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants technically played just four meaningless games in 2022, but you would have a hard time making that case to the small crowds that filtered into Oracle Park during the last homestand. It felt like more of the same for a franchise that hasn't had much to cheer for in recent Octobers. Since Game 4 in the 2016 NLDS, the…