GM meetings takeaways: The J.T. Realmuto question, competition for Kyle Schwarber, and more
We’re leaving Las Vegas with some observations after baseball’s braintrusts spent this week laying the groundwork for what should be a busy offseason.
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Free-agent outlook: J.T. Realmuto will be 35, but he remains as valuable as ever to the Phillies
Realmuto’s offense is diminished, but his value behind the plate — and behind the scenes — is as high as ever, almost to the point of being unquantifiable.
Phillies offseason preview: Futures of Schwarber, Realmuto, and time for a youth movement?
There will be pressure to improve a roster that figures to undergo more changes this winter than in any of the previous three. Here are their three most pressing questions.
If there is to be an epic comeback, the Phillies need Bryce Harper to don his Red October cape again
The Phillies have gotten a $330 million impostor in the first two games of the NLDS, and history is not on their side down 0-2.
The Phillies should get Trea Turner back this season. But which player will they have for the playoffs?
Can a potentially compromised Turner still be a game-changer for a Phillies run to the World Series? “That’s where you trust the training staff and trust yourself,” he said.
Phillies move shortstop prospect Aidan Miller up to IronPigs
Miller spent the season with the Reading Fightin Phils
Bryce Harper: Phillies ‘got to have a sense of urgency’ after sweep by Mets cuts NL East lead to four games
“We can’t just say, ‘Hey, we’re four games up, and we’ve got a lead on them,'" Harper said, after the Phillies got shutout by Mets rookie Nolan McLean.
Kyle Schwarber has a strong MVP case. History shows being a DH will likely cost him.
Shohei Ohtani had to make history last year to win NL MVP as a designated hitter. Will being a DH hold back Schwarber, as it did with David Ortiz, Edgar...
The Jhoan Duran Effect is real so far, and there’s precedent for what the Phillies hope he delivers
Kyle Schwarber can’t shake the feeling that he’s seen the impact a new closer like Duran has had on his team. Probably because he has.
Phillies’ quest for bullpen facelift will only get tougher after signing reliever David Robertson
Five months ago, with the Phillies’ payroll poised to surpass the highest luxury-tax threshold, John Middleton sat in his spring-training office and mulled over a question. Is there a point...