Super Bowl LX will monopolize our attention Sunday, but guess what? Phillies pitchers and catchers report Tuesday. Sticking with the theme of the weekend, here are LX baseball notes from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/sup...

Eleven Phillies — more than one-quarter of the 40-man roster — set to play in the World Baseball Classic: Schwarber, Harper, Keller (U.S.); Sanchez, Rojas (D.R.); Alvarado (Venezuela); Nola (Italy); Walker (Mexico); Stubbs, Lazar (Israel); Sosa (Panama).

New episode of “Phillies Extra,” the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. This week: Orion Kerkering on moving past a season-ending mistake. —Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5kWj... —Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

‘Tis the season for prospect rankings. The @inquirer.com annual preseason Phillies top 10. Weekend baseball reading: www.inquirer.com/phillies/pro...

ICYMI from Friday night: The Phillies signed veteran utilityman Dylan Moore to a minor-league contract. Details of the deal from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...

Source confirms Phillies signed utilityman Dylan Moore to minor-league contract w/invite to spring training. Moore, 33, is .206/.310/.383 hitter with 63 homers in seven major-league seasons. Has played everywhere except catcher, but mostly 2B, SS, LF, RF. @willsammon.bsky.social first.

🚨New episode of “Phillies Extra” from @inquirer.com: Whit Merrifield, the new guy on a Phillies team that ran it back in '24, on keeping the core together again, why Rob Thomson was his favorite manager, & more. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/04xO... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Weekend baseball reading: The guts of the Phillies’ roster is unchanged. But the pertinent question isn’t whether it’s different, but rather if it’s better. Exploring a few factors that will shape the answer. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/ros...

🚨 New episode of “Phillies Extra,” the baseball podcast from @PhillyInquirer. This week: Rob Thomson. —Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3X3x... —Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Who's got a Phillies question? Ask me here (or by email [email protected]), and I'll try to answer on Friday's episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Thanks, as always.

Chase Utley made a sizable leap in the Hall of Fame voting, climbing to 59.1% in his third year on the ballot, up from 39.8% last year and 28.8% in 2024. Bobby Abreu rose to 30.8% (from 19.5%), Jimmy Rollins to 25.4% (up from 18%), and Cole Hamels made his ballot debut at 23.8%.

After the 'gut punch' of losing Bo Bichette, the Phillies ended up with J.T. Realmuto. Here’s how it happened. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/bo-...

Sizing up the Hall of Fame chances for four prominent former Phillies on the ballot. Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/hal...

🚨New episode of “Phillies Extra” podcast from @inquirer.com: Jesús Luzardo on his interest in a contract extension, J.T. Realmuto’s impact, why he declined two invitations to pitch in the WBC, and more. —Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/11kh... —Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: 2026 Phillies storylines, beginning with the one that everyone’s talking about this week. www.inquirer.com/phillies/bo-...

🚨New episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. This week's guest: Phillies triple-A hitting coach Adam Lind, on Justin Crawford, Aidan Miller, and more. Please listen here: --Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/51Fs... --Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Max Kepler will be suspended 80 games after testing positive for epitrenbolone, a performance enhancing substance, in violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention & Treatment Program, the commissioner's office announced Friday. Kepler, a free agent, was with the Phillies last year.

Other Phillies arbitration agreements, according to league sources: --Jesus Luzardo: $11 million --Tanner Banks: $1.2 million They are signed for 2026. Luzardo can be a free agent after the season; Banks was arbitration-eligible for the first time and is controllable through '28.

Also, the Phillies and Jhoan Duran agreed to a $7.5 million salary for 2026 to avoid arbitration, according to a source. Duran is under team control through the 2027 season.

Alec Bohm and the Phillies have agreed to a $10.2 million deal for 2026 to avoid arbitration, according to a source. Bohm will be a free agent after the season.

Don Mattingly brings an All-Star quality to the Phillies' coaching staff and gives him instant credibility with the players. His impact on Bryce Harper, in particular, could be significant. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/don...

Got a Phillies question? Ask me here (or by DM, or email [email protected]), and I'll try to answer on an upcoming episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Thanks.

In June, long before they reunited with the Phillies, Don & Preston Mattingly appeared as guests on “Phillies Extra,” the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Learn more about their relationship by listening to this episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

The Phillies are hiring Yankees icon Don Mattingly as bench coach, the team announced Monday after weeks of speculation. Mattingly, 64, is father of Phillies GM Preston Mattingly. 14-year major league career; managed for 12 seasons (LAD/Miami). Most recent: Blue Jays bench coach.

Elite or not, there are things Bryce Harper can do to have a better 2026. But the Phillies need to help by better protecting him in the lineup. A look at the options. Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/bry...

When we launched a baseball podcast in February, I hoped only that we’d get to opening day. 44 episodes later, “Phillies Extra” from @inquirer.com proudly offers a “Best of 2025.” Thanks so much for listening. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7ezB... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

(1/2) Bryce Harper announced Tuesday on Instagram that he will play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. He was among the first players to commit to Team USA in 2023 but was unable to play after Tommy John elbow surgery. www.instagram.com/p/DSnC9uSkTNe/

Throw another name into the mix for the last bullpen spot. The Phillies signed RHP Zach Pop to a one-year contract, the team announced. Pop, 29, has a 4.88 ERA in 162.1 innings in his career, including a 14.85 mark last season. He's out of options. It's a major-league contract.

The Phillies’ 2025 payroll came in at $314,329,912 as calculated for the luxury tax, according to figures obtained by the Associated Press. They will pay $56.1 million in luxury tax. Only the Dodgers ($169.4M), Mets ($91.6M), and Yankees (61.8M) received larger tax bills.

It's a low bar, of course, but the Phillies think Adolis García will upgrade right field. Let's dig in, and ask García's former teammate, popular ex-Phillie "Bamboo" Brad Miller, for his thoughts. Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/ado...

🚨New episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. This week's guest: Scott Franzke. Listen here: --Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7pNs... --Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Matt Strahm has been among the most effective lefty relievers in baseball for three years. So, why did the Phillies trade him? Details here from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/tra...

The Phillies are trading LH reliever Matt Strahm to the Royals for RH reliever Jonathan Bowlan, a move designed to free up money to add to the roster in other areas. Strahm is due to make $7.5 million in 2026; Bowlan had a 3.86 ERA in 34 apps this year.

Got a Phillies question? Ask it here (or by email at [email protected]), and I'll try to answer on the next episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Thanks.

On the Phillies' agreement with reliever Brad Keller: What it means for the bullpen, and what's next. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/bra...

Headlines from Phillies' introduction of Adolis Garcia: --Garcia to play RF, as expected, with Crawford in CF and Marsh in LF vs. RHP. OF is "pretty well set," said Dave Dombrowski, who mentioned Kemp as platoon LF and Rojas on bench. --Catcher "really our focus," DD said. Realmuto still priority.

News and reaction to the Phillies' one-year, $10 million agreement, pending a physical, with righty-hitting right fielder Adolis García. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/ado...

Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: It's one thing to bring back the band for a few more whacks at a World Series. But the Phillies' long-term success is rooted in correcting a recent organizational trend. www.inquirer.com/phillies/pro...

🚨New episode of the "Phillies Extra" podcast from @inquirer.com. This week: Cole Hamels. Please follow, listen, rate, review, etc.: --Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/27vV... --Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Got a Phillies question? Ask me here (or by email at [email protected]), and I'll try to answer on an upcoming episode of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Thanks.

Kyle Schwarber explained how he found his way back to Philly. Now, he’s hoping that J.T. Realmuto does the same. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/kyl...

Kyle Schwarber has 340 career homers — and now, a five-year runway to reach 500 with the Phillies, if he’s able to average 32 homers per season through 2030.

How Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies found their way back to each other ... and why keeping the band together is generally viewed within baseball as a good idea. From @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/kyl...

The Phillies are still favored to sign Kyle Schwarber. But what if he feels a pull from his hometown Reds? "I think we're prepared to shift if we need to," Dave Dombrowski said. What a shift from Schwarber could look like, from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/kyl...

Setting the table for the winter meetings. Many eyes are on Kyle Schwarber. Weekend baseball reading from @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/phillies/sch...

🚨New episode of the "Phillies Extra" podcast from @inquirer.com. This week: A winter meetings preview with MLB Network Radio host & former Mets/Orioles GM Jim Duquette. Please follow, rate, review: --Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6vn1... --Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

Got a Phillies question? Ask it here (or by email at [email protected]), and I'll try to answer it on the next episode of "Phillies Extra" coming later this week from @inquirer.com. Thanks.

Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Take “Phillies Extra” with you. This week on the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com: Luke Murton on the state of the Phillies’ farm system. Thanks, as always, for listening. —Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1vJB... —Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Remember the plan for the Phillies to play the Twins in the return of the "Field of Dreams" game in Dyersville, Iowa? (www.inquirer.com/phillies/fie...) It'll be on Aug. 13, televised live by Netflix, MLB announced Wednesday as part of a three-year rights deal w/ESPN, NBC Universal, and Netflix.

Got a Phillies question? Sure you do. Ask here (or email [email protected]), and I'll try to answer it on the next edition of "Phillies Extra," the baseball podcast from @inquirer.com. Thanks, as always.