This is the third straight year that right-hander Andrew Painter has topped a new Phillies’ Top 30 list at the start of the season. The biggest difference, of course, is that he’ll actually pitch in this one. The Phillies’ first-round pick in 2021 was the best pitching prospect in baseball

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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Taijuan Walker looked and sounded confident on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark. It was a remarkable turnaround from last spring. “All last year,” Walker said during a 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays. In a relatively quiet Phillies camp without many compelling storylines, Walker might be the

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Somebody bet Trea Turner during stretches -- it might have been Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott -- that he would not challenge Max Scherzer’s first pitch in Sunday afternoon’s Grapefruit League game at TD Ballpark. Challenge accepted. “That’s a great idea,” Turner said. “I’ll do that.” Challenge

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- There was a player sitting in the Orioles’ bullpen last Sunday at BayCare Ballpark who had long dirty-blonde hair, sleeve tattoos down his non-throwing arm and the name “Vespi” on the back of his jersey. He was there for this Sunday’s O’s-Phillies game, too. No, Nick Vespi

Spring Training isn’t just a warm-up for established players, it’s also a chance for prospects to showcase their skills and see how they measure up in a big league setting.

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- The last time Edmundo Sosa played center field, he borrowed Kyle Schwarber's outfielder’s glove. It happened on April 5, 2023, at Yankee Stadium. Josh Harrison had pinch-hit for Cristian Pache in the top of the seventh inning and Harrison stayed in the game to play third, moving

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies pushed hard to get Garrett Crochet from the White Sox last summer. They offered the Sox at least two top prospects, including Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford, as The Athletic reported. The Phils made such an aggressive offer that some wondered if they might be

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Zack Wheeler offered a friendly warning on Thursday afternoon to Phillies first baseman Kyle Schwarber. “I just told him I wasn’t getting over there today,” the pitcher said about covering first base. “So, he had it all.” “He didn’t need anything,” Schwarber said. “He looked unreal.”

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Bryce Harper should be OK after a 92 mph fastball hit his right arm on Wednesday afternoon at TD Ballpark. The Phillies said Harper’s right triceps is bruised. No X-rays are scheduled. The first baseman is scheduled to play in Friday afternoon's Grapefruit League contest against the

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The 2024 season featured some epic home run performances, from Aaron Judge’s MLB-leading 58 to Shohei Ohtani’s 54 (as part of his unprecedented 50-50 campaign) to Anthony Santander’s 44 (the fifth-highest total in history by a switch-hitter). What will 2025 have in store when it comes to the long ball?

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas made some noise this offseason in the Dominican Republic, and he’s hoping to carry that over into the 2025 regular season.

The home run is the most efficient event in sports. It’s the maximum outcome a single batter can achieve, and all it takes is one swing. One very powerful, well-timed, well-coordinated swing. It’s why power is such an important tool in prospect development and evaluation. You can put the ball

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Bryce Harper really does want to be a Phillie for life. He pulled up his right sleeve on Monday morning at BayCare Ballpark to reveal the permanence of his desire. This offseason, Harper got a fine-line tattoo on his right forearm of the Phillie Phanatic riding his

The Dodgers and Cubs will open the 2025 season with the two-game Tokyo Series on March 18-19. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Previously: The best

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Spring Breakout will soon offer the opportunity for the majority of baseball's top prospects to face off against each other for the second straight year. Fearsome sluggers against hard-throwing pitchers. Speedy baserunners against cannon-armed catchers. Well-rounded shortstops battling to prove who should be ranked higher. Full rosters for all 30

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It was just one at-bat at the very beginning of a very long season. But it signaled progress. Justin Crawford barreled a 92.8 mph fastball up in the zone in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 7-6 Grapefruit League loss against the Tigers in Lakeland. He scorched a

With Spring Training underway, discussions about who will make Opening Day rosters are in full swing. While a majority of 26-man rosters are generally set, plenty of clubs will be evaluating battles for a final spot on the bench or bullpen or pitchers deking it out for the last opening

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Max Kepler said last month he might be nervous stepping into the Phillies’ clubhouse at BayCare Ballpark for the first time. He had spent his entire professional baseball career with the Twins before signing a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies in December. It meant new