CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Hours before the Phillies hosted the Rays in their final Grapefruit League game on Monday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski chatted with reporters and broadcasters. He discussed the roster (including Ranger Suárez's recovery from a sore lower back), recent bullpen acquisition Carlos

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals and Phillies are opening the 2025 season with a National League East division matchup. On Thursday afternoon, Washington will host Philadelphia at Nationals Park.

Everybody keeps talking about the Dodgers because, well, they’re the Dodgers and they have a lot of everything and seem to look even better coming into this season than they did coming out of last season. You know people have been talking up the Mets ever since they signed Juan

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies finalized their Opening Day roster on Monday, when they told Kody Clemens he has made the team over Buddy Kennedy. The Phillies will try to trade Kennedy before they officially set their roster on Thursday. If he is not traded by then, he will be

Only 30 pitchers receive the honor of an Opening Day start every season. And only one of those can top our Opening Day Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. Before we get to the results of our poll, keep these things in mind:

• Not every elite starting pitcher in the game

One of the joys of the offseason is poring over prospect rankings. Of course, there is no One True Prospects List handed down from the baseball heavens -- each list has its own set of preferences and biases. Some people prefer upside while others put a premium on proximity to

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies’ pitching staff is likely set with Opening Day four days away. Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez is expected to open the season on the 15-day injured list, pushing right-hander Taijuan Walker into the rotation. Left-hander Matt Strahm’s left shoulder is fine, although his final check will

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Phillies believe Justin Crawford is ready for the next big challenge. He will start the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, despite turning just 21 in January and having only 180 plate appearances above High-A Jersey Shore. Crawford is the Phillies’ No. 3 prospect and the No.

If you're reading this, congratulations -- you've just about made it through another offseason. In a matter of days, the 2025 season will exist outside of predictions and projections, and every team will be playing baseball that matters again. But before Opening Day festivities kick off on Thursday, we still

It’s almost Opening Day, with the excitement and promise of a new season radiating throughout the sport and beyond. It’s time to consume baseball in every form possible, including, of course, talking baseball. Whether it’s water-cooler talks, Slacks from the home office, family dinners or group chats, you’re going to

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Garrett Stubbs knew the odds long before he got to BayCare Ballpark last month. He had one option remaining. Rafael Marchán had none. It put Stubbs in an impossible situation. He could do almost nothing this spring to remain the Phillies’ backup catcher unless Marchán played poorly

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies left-hander Ranger Suárez's sore back is better, but it is far from certain he will make his first scheduled start in the rotation. It is not how Suárez wanted to finish Spring Training before he enters the biggest season of his professional career. Suárez, who will

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Even though Rafael Marchan’s chances of making his first MLB team out of camp were all but written in stone heading into spring, it still felt good to get the official word on Thursday morning.

With Spring Training reaching the home stretch, teams are beginning the process of finalizing their Opening Day rosters. A number of the game's up-and-coming prospects remain in the mix for big league jobs at this critical juncture, vying for final roster spots that have yet to be decided upon. Here’s

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Nobody is ready to talk about Taijuan Walker's future with the Phillies. That’s because nobody knows what’s happening with Ranger Suárez's back.

Major League Baseball and NBC Sports Regional Networks announced a new partnership today to stream games direct-to-consumers for three MLB Clubs: Athletics (NBC Sports California), Giants (NBC Sports Bay Area), and Phillies (NBC Sports Philadelphia) – through MLB.TV during the 2025 season. Fans in the Clubs’ home territories can now

It’s very much that time of year again, which is to say that it’s time to prepare ourselves for the 2025 baseball season the same way we’ve done it for the last few years – by breaking down the 30 teams into a handful of nebulously defined tiers. The Tiers

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Bryson Stott swung and missed at a pitcher’s pitch on Sunday in Sarasota, and he felt good about it. Orioles right-hander and old buddy Zach Eflin threw Stott a sinker away during an at-bat at Ed Smith Stadium. Eflin followed with a changeup, which looked like a

The starting pitching matchup is set for the Nationals and Phillies to open the season with a division rivalry at Nationals Park. The young Nats will be anchored by MacKenzie Gore in his first Opening Day start, while the Phils will be led by veteran All-Star Zack Wheeler. Last season,

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies manager Rob Thomson announced on Monday what everybody already expected. Zack Wheeler will start on Opening Day on March 27 against the Nationals in D.C.