The Phillies Show

In a few short weeks, Phillies fans can watch the organization’s top prospects working out at Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Fla. The group includes MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects like Aidan Miller, Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford. It also includes Top 30 Phillies prospects, like Eduardo Tait, Moisés Chace, Dante Nori, Griffin Burkholder and more.  Nobody outside the Phillies knows the Phils’...

We asked you for Phillies questions, and you delivered. Could the Phillies make more moves before spring training opens next month in Clearwater, Florida? If this is it, are we satisfied? If the Phillies make a last-minute move, who might it be? If Alec Bohm isn’t traded, how do we think he handles it? Plus, much more! Go to Hungryroot.com/FT and use code FT to get 40% off your first box and a fre...

Happy New Year, everybody! We ring in 2025 by looking ahead. Way ahead. We start by naming our top storylines for the 2025 Phillies. We discuss the things we’re most curious to see this year. We reveal our biggest fears for the Phils. We finish by each making a bold prediction. Much more to come this year! Love The Phillies Show? You can purchase your very own Phillies Show t-shirt by 47 Brand  he...

The Phillies might have the best rotation in baseball in 2025, if newly acquired left-hander Jesús Luzardo is healthy following an injury-plagued 2024. Luzardo spoke with Phillies reporters on Monday. He discussed his injured back and why he thinks it is a thing of the past. Big, if true. But if Luzardo (or any other Phillies starter) isn’t healthy, the Phillies should be better protected after si...

Is it finally Billy Wagner’s time? Wagner will learn next month if he will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Ruben, Jim and Todd think Wagner is more than worthy. Wagner talks about his Hall of Fame chances in his 10th and final year of BBWAA eligibility. But he also shares great Phillies stories, including ones about Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howar...

Everybody was waiting for the Phillies to do morethis winter. Well, they did. On Thursday night, news broke that the Phillies signed Max Kepler to a one-year, $10 million contract. Dave Dombrowski said Friday that the Phillies were finished making “impactful” free agent signings, sending Phillies fans into a tizzy. But Dombrowski hinted at the pursuit of a No. 5 starter, too. On Sunday morning, ne...

It’s almost 2025 and the Phillies still have plenty of work to do. What’s the hold up? We asked you for your Phillies questions and you delivered. Why haven’t the Phils made a trade? Why have the only signed on free agent in Jordan Romano? Are they overvaluing Alec Bohm? Who replaces Bohm at third base if they do trade him? Plus, much, much more. Love The Phillies Show? You can purchase your very...

The Phillies are expecting big things from right-hander Jordan Romano in 2025. Romano is expecting big things from himself, too. He signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Phillies on the first day of last week’s Winter Meetings in Dallas. Romano joined Ruben, Jim and Todd this week to discuss his thoughts and expectations on playing in Philly, growing up a Blue Jays fan and then playing...

The Phillies signed right-hander Jordan Romano to a one-year, $8.5 million contract on Monday at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. But they still need to find an outfielder and more to upgrade a team that wants to win the World Series. We’re back from the Winter Meetings in Dallas, and we spent Friday talking about Dave Dombrowski’s comments on the final day of the meetings on Wednesday, when he said...

The Phillies never took a run at Juan Soto, but on Monday they finally made a move. They signed former All-Star closer Jordan Romano to a one-year, $8.5 million contract. The fellas talk about the signing and what it means for the bullpen. But is this it for the bullpen? What about the outfield and rotation? Shop Shibe Vintage Sports for all the Philly sports fans on your holiday list. Visit them...

Big news from the Winter Meetings in Dallas, which directly and indirectly affect the Phillies. First, the late, great Dick Allen made the Hall of Fame. Long overdue and well deserved. Second, Juan Soto signed a massive 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets. Ruben, Jim and Todd are all in Dallas this week, so they’ll be breaking down everything Phillies, and everything impacting the Phillie...

We think the Phillies are going to make a trade or two before spring training. But while we wait for them to strike, we asked you for your Phillies trade ideas before next week's Winter Meetings in Dallas.  We got a bunch! You made offers for Garrett Crochet, Kyle Tucker, Devin Williams, Ryan Helsley, Sandy Alcántara and more! We discussed them, then explained why the Phillies would or would not m...

Barring a miracle, Juan Soto isn’t signing with the Phillies. He has received multiple $600 million offers, according to Fair Territory’s Ken Rosenthal. Soto could make a decision before the end of next week’s Winter Meetings in Dallas. We said on this show last week that the Phillies had not met with Soto. We even wondered if an offer would be made. It turns out, the Phillies have not made an off...

Things are finally heating up on the Hot Stove. Several teams in recent days have signed free agent starting pitchers, including the Dodgers and Blake Snell. The Phillies have been quiet, but it can’t last forever. Ruben, Jim and Todd answer your Hot Stove questions, including ones about Alec Bohm, Alex Bregman, the Phillies’ next closer – how about Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley? -- and more.  Shi...

It’s Thanksgiving Week, which means the holidays are here. Is there any chance that Juan Soto signs with the Phillies? They have not met yet with Soto, but there are expectations they will. There is a report that the Phils have not communicated with Scott Boras, who is Soto’s agent. We hear otherwise. Regardless, the Phillies’ chances at signing Soto remains a longshot. Ruben, Jim and Todd get int...

Luke Murton is the Phillies’ new player development director, following Preston Mattingly’s recent promotion to GM. Murton spent the past two years as the Minor League’s hitting development director, but he also split his team scouting amateur players that he thought would be good to bring into the system. One of those players was top prospect Aidan Miller. Murton talks about his journey from Geor...

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler finished second for NL Cy Young for the second time in the four years. This year, he finished behind Atlanta’s Chris Sale. We discuss the vote, but also dig into an interesting story by MLB.com’s Mike Petriello, who suggests Wheeler is on a Hall of Fame track anyway. He needs a few more dominant years to put him into serious contention, but there is a strong argument to b...

Dave Dombrowski said after the NLDS that “sometimes you trade good players for good players.” Ever since, Phillies fans have wondered who Dombrowski might trade to help the Phils win the 2025 World Series? Ruben, Jim and Todd spend the episode discussing the players who have the most trade value for other teams, including Alec Bohm, Ranger Suárez, Bryson Stott and top prospects like Andrew Painter...

Jayson Werth is not only a 2008 World Series champion, but he’s a Belmont Stakes champion. His horse Dornoch won the Belmont this summer. It was such an unbelievable experience that Werth is spreading the word about horse racing, showing people how they can get involved in it, too.  You can follow Werth’s horse-racing teams on Instagram at  @twoeightracing and  @iconracinglfg Werth talked to Ruben...

John Middleton said Friday at Penn that “we’ll probably not win” the Juan Soto sweepstakes. It’s not a surprise, but it was as candid as anybody had been in talking about the Phillies’ chances to sign the superstar outfielder. So, the Phillies don’t expect to sign Soto. Do they have any chance at signing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki? His team announced they will post him for MLB teams, but ev...

Dave Dombrowski keeps saying the Phillies are “open minded” this offseason. He said it last month following the Phillies’ early exit in the NLDS. He said it a few more times this week at the GM Meetings in San Antonio. “We need to be more open minded about possible moves.” Ruben, Jim and Todd think Dombrowski is telling everybody that he is going to make a trade. Or two. The guys talk about Dombro...

Do the Phillies have any chance at signing free-agent superstar Juan Soto? Dave Dombrowski said last month that he doesn’t think the Phillies need more star players. John Middleton said last week that it’s “hard to go much crazier with the payroll.” The Yankees and Mets are the heavy favorites to land Soto because they have the most money to spend. Ruben, Jim and Todd lay out the reasons why Soto...

Happy Halloween! Ruben, Jim and Todd enjoyed Tuesday’s interview with Phillies assistant general manager of player development Preston Mattingly, so they couldn’t help but dig into a few more thoughts about the Phillies’ farm system, including how fast Aidan Miller could move through the system. They also expressed their appreciation for Bryce Harper’s postseason success in relation to Aaron Judge...

The Phillies want to keep their World Series-championship window open as long as possible. For that to happen, they will need contributions from prospects in their farm system. Nobody is better equipped to talk about those prospects than Phillies assistant general manager of player development Preston Mattingly. Mattingly joined The Phillies Show and discussed the state of the Phillies’ system, th...

Dave Dombrowski hinted at a potential trade or two for the Phillies this offseason. Sometimes those deals happen fast. Think Brad Lidge in Nov. 2007 and Billy Wagner in Nov. 2003. Think Andy Ashby in Nov. 1999 and Jeremy Hellickson in Nov. 2015. Ruben, Jim and Todd talked about the circumstances surrounding those deals, what it takes to make them and more, including their remembrances of the great...