Phillies Therapy

It didn't lead to all 15 (!) runs the Phillies allowed on Monday, but another costly mistake in the field brought the question back to the fore: What can be done about the Phils' almost-historically bad defense? We also check in on All-Star Game news, think about the Derby, and find some eerie parallels between this Phillies team and another Dombrowski epoch. Our Executive Producer supporters for...

Winning one-run games isn't a skill, huh?! Try telling that to these guys! After a week on the road for the ages, the Phillies come home for a four-gamer against the Pirates during a heatwave. We check in on the state of the defense, update our trade deadline watchlists, and do a little more marveling at Jhoan Duran. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andre...

The Phils are hot. The offense has come up big for the pitching staff multiple times over the last week, and the team is running on just about all its cylinders. A pesky test against the Nationals in D.C. kicks off the latest road trip. Paul and Matt appreciate Kyle Schwarber's moment, Bryce Harper's big-ass bat, and looking ahead to a summer of meaningful baseball. Our Executive Producer supporte...

The Phillies are winning, but the performance of most their roster doesn't really reflect that. Their (lack of) depth required them to trade two players in June for outfield help. It all feels so tenuous, despite the record. Paul has a moment while continuing to try and come to grips with that, and Matt offers his theory. Plus: Gabriel Rincones, Jr., more Trea Turner, and a quick assessment of nee...

The Phillies put together a successful homestand (5-1, to be precise), and embark on a road trip to Toronto and Milwaukee feeling about as good as they've felt all season. Or maybe that's just me projecting. We talk Jhoan Duran and the offense (finally) bailing out starters who scuffle. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen...

A strange team in the midst of a strange league year finds itself coming home after a successful 4-2 road trip that, even as we reach June, still felt weird to watch. With expectations for the offense nearly shattered, we stumble through head-scratcher after head-scratcher and contemplate how long the pitching staff can carry the weight of a cumbersome offense. Our Executive Producer supporters fo...

No one in the sport can hit right-handed, and the Phillies are quite mortal at home. Thank fully, that soft, cushiony spot in the schedule we all know and love is here: A West Coast trip! We review the Ohio teams' series and, once again, recalibrate our expectations of what this team is. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owe...

The Phillies blasted their way through a 5-1 road trip, and arrive back home as the owners of a record above .500 just three weeks after hitting the bottom. How about that? Carried by their stars on both sides of the ball, the team has looked like the contender we expected, and they bring Big Momentum back to CBP for six games against Ohio's finest. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episo...

Maybe it really was just the Cubs and the Braves? The Phillies wrapped up a 10-3 stretch with a series win over Colorado, their 4th straight. Up next: A 6-game road trip in the Eastern time zone, featuring possible matchups with an old friend and a clash of pitching titans. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you...

The Phillies are stabilizing. Sure, their right-handed hitters are absentee, the defense is shaky, and bullpen injuries could become a problem, but they've won 6 of 7 leading into a homestand against a couple of West division foes. Maybe things are beginning to level off, after all? Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S....

The Phillies made it official on Tuesday, relieving Rob Thomson of his duties after their 9-19 start. Despite leading the team to four consecutive playoff berths and coming off of back-to-back 95-plus-win seasons, the Phillies deemed Thomson to be the latest problem in need of fixing as they search for ways to climb out of their deep-and-growing April hole. Don Mattingly takes over on a firmly int...

Is Judgement Day approaching for the 2026 Phillies before the calendar even flips to May? Patience is running thin, both inside and from outside the club, and it's fair to wonder what move(s) can be made to start turning things around. Paul and Matt process the bafflement in real-time, and take stock of the team at their latest disappointing checkpoint. Our Executive Producer supporters for this e...

The Phillies have lost 9 straight and 13 of their last 15. I do not have a quippy title for this one! Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as well to this show's additional Producers: Amy Z., Birche F., Brian J., Brian L., Briana W., CallisonGhost, Christopher S., Daniel Y., Em B., Hunter R., Ian, Jack S., Jac...

Bleh. Yuck. Assorted mucus-y noises. The Phillies bombed a homestand, and now head on the road against two of the teams that have made their start to the season a little extra gross. The countdown - well, one we're setting, at least - has begun. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as well to this show's addit...

It starts with a question: What do you want to hear? We review and rank some concerns, acknowledge the relative earliness of the hour (again), and (Paul in particular) feel the urgency of the need for someone outside the top of the lineup to step up. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as well to this show's...

It hasn't always been pretty, and it hasn't always been conventional, but the Phillies are off a to 6-4 start following Monday night's series opening comeback win over the Giants (in San Fran, of all places). Paul and Matt consider this team's sum of its parts, allow some room to believe in things going right, and recognize a pitching staff that's been far better than its ERA. Our Executive Produc...

The Phillies opened their 2026 NL East title defense by dropping two of three to the Texas Rangers, and looked pretty flat on offense in accomplishing that. Still, it's only three games, and there are still positives to take away ahead of a series with the Nationals. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as wel...

It's that time once again! Paul and Matt run their 2026 season preview in the form of a sampling of over/under props, created by Matt with some help from the community. Does Bryce Harper have 30-plus homers in him again? Will Justin Crawford have enough opportunities to steal 25-plus bases? Will Taijuan Walker have more starts than Alec Bohm has home runs? That and more inside. Our Executive Produ...

A redone contract for Cristopher Sanchez, a new contract for Jesus Luzardo, and an accelerating return timeline for Zack Wheeler. A quick look back at the end of Spring Training before our season preview. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as well to this show's additional Producers: Brian J., Briana W., Cal...

Inflation be damned, we're buying! For the most part, at least. Paul and Matt take stock of some late-spring storylines, and whether they're worth buying or selling. Bullpen additions, Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, and more. Our Executive Producer supporters for this episode are: Adam D., Andrew C., Andrew G., Joe M., Mary R., and Owen S. Thank you as well to this show's additional Producers: Brian J....

Monday evening, the Phillies and starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo agreed to a five-year, $135 million contract extension that begins in 2027, further solidifying their investment in the starting rotation. Paul and Matt break it all down. Thank you as well to today's show's additional Producers: Brian J., Briana W., CallisonGhost, Christopher S., Daniel Y., Hunter R., Ian, Jacob, Jaedon M., Joe M., J...

It's a weird time of spring, and not just because of the snow still on the ground as temperatures hit the 70s. The WBC has been fun, but has left Major League Spring Training rosters thin and incomplete. What does that mean for our impressions of Andrew Painter, Alex McFarlane, and others who are catching eyes? Thank you as well to today's show's additional Producers: Brian J., Briana W., Callison...

Johan Rojas gets suspended, early Spring Training thoughts and observations, and World Baseball Classic tune-ups. For more, visit patreon.com/PhilliesTherapy Merch: https://phillies-therapy-shop.fourthwall.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bryce Harper gets introspective, and Paul and Matt talk through it as the Phillies star treads deeper into his mid-30s. Plus, a couple early camp standouts. For more, visit patreon.com/PhilliesTherapy Merch: https://phillies-therapy-shop.fourthwall.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leaving dramatics aside, this camp is a pivotal one for Andrew Painter. As he told Matt in a story that ran today, the simpler the better. Painter is just one of a handful of Phillies players with some sort of baggage they're lugging into camp, and as things get ready to shift into the next gear, there's plenty of hope for how each can lighten their load. For more, visit patreon.com/PhilliesTherap...