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Feb 25, 2021 When the Phillies signed Bryce Harper to the richest deal in MLB history two years ago, Team "Stupid Money" made clear their rebuilding phase was over. Baseball’s Chosen One and his new teammates graced the cover of SI's 2019 MLB preview. Harper got so into the Philly culture that it was surprising when he didn’t shout “Yo, Adrian!” at his introductory press conference. It seemed the team, and the city, were set up for success. Fast forward two seasons and the Harper-led Phillies still haven't reached October and now wield the second longest playoff drought in baseball (...

Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images Stephen Tarpley is no stranger to New York, having broken through in 2018 with the crosstown Yankees. The left-hander was solid in his brief stint that year, allowing three earned runs over nine innings pitched and finishing with a 0.2 bWAR after ten appearances. He earned a spot on the team’s postseason roster, where he gave up three earned runs in his lone inning of work in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Red Sox. He has yet to match the results from his 2018 season. The reliever was drafted in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft before opting to ret...

1. Getting on base Rhys Hoskins is very good at drawing walks. So is Bryce Harper. In fact, the entire offense in 2020 (which is almost identical to the one that will be on the field on April 1) was tied for 3rd in on-base percentage and had the 8th most walks last season. They also hit for average pretty well too. This will be the Phillies' key strength and strategy for winning games this season.  In the shortened campaign last summer, the Phillies produced the 9th most runners in scoring position (589 plate appearances) and turned that into the fourth most runs (227) and third most RBI (21...

With very little time to spare before pitchers and catchers will report to Clearwater for the start of Phillies spring training, the team announced on Tuesday, a day before the report date, 31 additional non-roster invitees who will be joining the rest of the team at their Florida facility.

MLB Trade Rumors The Phillies announced Tuesday that they’ve signed veteran catcher Jeff Mathis to a minor league deal and invited him to Major League Spring Training. The Phils also confirmed previously reported non-roster invites for veterans Matt Joyce. Mathis a client of Jet Sports Management, would earn $1.8MM if he makes the roster, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Mathis, 38 in March, just wrapped up a two-year stint with the Rangers. He didn’t hit well at all in Texas, but the Rangers surely weren’t expecting him to provide anything with the bat, either. Mathis hit .207/.274...