MLB Trade Deadline: Phillies Trade Deadline Needs, Potential Partner Teams, and Trade Targets

  The 2023 Major League Baseball trade deadline, set for August 1 at 6:00 PM/EDT, is quickly approaching.  As of the time of publishing, the Philadelphia Phillies (52-42) hold a 0.5 game lead over Milwaukee and Miami for the final NL Wild Card spot.  Winners of 21 of their last 29 games, the Phillies will […]

Mike Lipinski  •  19 Jul 2023
Phillies Trade Deadline Targets: Could Nolan Arenado Be on His Way to Philadelphia?

  Leave it to NY Post baseball columnist Jon Heyman to stir the pot during the MLB All-Star break.  The longtime scribe has sent the baseball world into a frenzy with one innocuous tweet and corresponding story.  While Cardinals star Nolan Arenado would be surprised to be traded (the Cards almost never sell, especially big […]

Mike Lipinski  •  12 Jul 2023
Phillies Trade for Reliever Vinny Nittoli from Toronto

In a rare post August 2 trade, the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired veteran reliever Vinny Nittoli from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league catcher Karl Ellison.  The move was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  Nittoli is likely to be activated ahead of the Phils’ series opener on Thursday in San Francisco.  […]

Mike Lipinski  •  31 Aug 2022
Phillies Should Target Starting Pitching at the Trade Deadline

The 2022 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. The Philadelphia Phillies sit one-game up in the wild card and should focus on starting pitching for the stretch run.

Mike Lipinski  •  11 Jul 2022
Mr. Brown Goes To Washington: Dom Brown Scratched From Triple-A Game, Called Up By Phillies

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani With Shane Victorino being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers becoming more and more imminent as each minute passes by, the Phillies have reportedly called up Domonic Brown from Triple-A Lehigh. Brown has been scratched from the lineup in this afternoon's IronPigs game and is headed to Washington D.C. Brown has not played […]

Erik Seybold  •  31 Jul 2012
Rolling Phillies, Worley Seeking Sweep Over Brewers

In three-straight games the Phillies have come back from a deficit to win the game. On Sunday against the Giants and Monday against the Brewers, the Phils ended the game in walk-off fashion. Last night was a bit different. The Phillies trailed 6-1 headed into the eighth inning. Cliff Lee was horrible last night, allowing […]

Erik Seybold  •  25 Jul 2012