Articles by Anthony Esbensen (15)
All-Pro Reels/Wikipedia/Fair Use Back on May 29, I wrote about the Phillies' struggles at the top of the lineup. The consistent inability to set the tone at the top is why the Phillies have been one of the most disappointing offenses in baseball. Well, a potential switch was clicked, the Kyle Schwarber everyone in Philadelphia […]
Keith Allison/Wikimedia Commons/Fair Use With May about to end, the Phillies are over 11 games back from first in the NL East and might be on a downward spiral. Since the west coast road trip to Seattle and Los Angeles the Phillies are 4-10 and in a few games have looked lifeless. Even players parents […]
All-Pro Reels/Wikipedia/Fair Use When the 2021-22 off-season rolled around President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski said at his end of the season press conference that they needed a leadoff hitter. It made perfect sense as the Phillies ranked 28th in wRC+ from the leadoff position in 2021. He gave a four-year contract to Kyle Schwarber, […]
The Phillies avoided arbitration with starter Zach Eflin, adding a mutual option for 2023. Should the Phillies spend some money to keep him around?
Photo: Arturo Pardavilla III/Wikimedia Commons/Fair Use The Phillies bullpen will always be a polarizing topic and for good reason. Corey Knebel and Jeurys Familia helped blow a two-run lead on Sunday against the Dodgers. There’s also the infamous Thursday night where James Norwood was a disaster against the Mets leading to a clearly not-ready Knebel, […]