The Philadelphia Phillies look to end a three-game skid on Monday against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. The Phils will send Taijuan Walker to the mound for his first regular season start with the club. The Yankees will counter with Nestor Cortes.
First pitch is set for 7:15 PM from the Bronx.
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Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins is set to undergo ACL reconstruction surgery on Thursday, the team announced. Hoskins injured the knee attempting to make a play during a Grapefruit League game on March 23. Recovery time for an ACL reconstruction is 6-to-12 months.
Hoskins, 30, has likely played his final games in Phillies pinstripes. The Phils’ 5th round draft pick in 2014, Hoskins is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2023 season. The team had made no attempts at extending the righty slugger prior to the injury. The Phillies are the only team Hoskins has played for.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have extended president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, the team announced on Tuesday.
The deal will keep Dombrowski in Philadelphia through the 2027 season
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Friday was a busier than usual day for the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Fightin’s —as expected— tendered contracts to all arbitration eligible players by Friday’s non-tender deadline. Six players in total, Rhys Hoskins, Jose Alvarado, Ranger Suarez, Seranthony Domínguez, Edmundo Sosa, and Sam Coonrod, received their tenders.
Coonrod and the Phillies agreed to a one-year, $775,000 deal shortly thereafter.
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We already knew Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson wasn’t winning the NL Manager of the Year award, but a 5th place finish!?
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Five Philadelphia Phillies are up for 2022 All-MLB honors. Major League Baseball announced Bryce Harper, Aaron Nola, JT Realmuto, David Robertson, and Kyle Schwarber as potential winner.
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It’s a regular season award, 111-games isn’t a big enough sample size, blah, blah, blah.
NL Manager of the Year Voters (probably)
Everyone knew this was coming, but Major League Baseball’s antiquated and dumb voting rules have screwed Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson out of a prestigious award. Topper wasn’t selected as the NL Manager of the Year.
Hell, he didn’t even make the final cut.
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Like option eligible players, the Philadelphia Phillies only have a handful of arbitration eligible players heading into the 2022-23 MLB offseason. Players and the club must agree to a contract by January 13, 2023 or they will go to arbitration. An arbitrator (duh) will hear the case from both sides and make a decision on 2023 salary.
Related: Important 2022-23 MLB Offseason Dates
Here are the Phils’ arbitration eligible players (2022 salary in parentheses).
The trio of Alvarado, Dominguez, and Suarez were a steal for the Phillies at their 2022 salaries. The trio, along with Hoskins, will see a significant bump heading into the 2023 season.
How much? Let’s take a look.
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Welcome to the 2022-23 MLB Hot Stove season. Beginning today, teams are able to have conversations with free agents who finished the season with other teams. Contract terms may not be discussed or agreements reached until Thursday, November 10 at 5:00 PM/Eastern.
Here are other key dates for the MLB offseason:
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The Philadelphia Phillies improbable run to the World Series has come to an end. The Houston Astros defeated the Phillies in World Series Game 6 by a score of 4-1 to win their second World Championship in 5-years.
Yordan Alvarez’s 3-run home run in the 6th inning turned out to be the game winner.
Both starters engaged in a classic pitches duel.
The Phillies struck first in the 6th on a solo home run from Kyle Schwarber off of Astros’ starter Framber Valdez.
It looked like that’s all the Phillies would need as Zack Wheeler was dealing through five. Things unraveled for the Phillies in the bottom of the 6th inning.
Wheeler hit Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, who may or may not have leaned into the pitch, to start the inning. After a groundout by Jose Altuve and a single by Jeremy Peña, Phillies manager Rob Thomson pulled Wheeler after just 70-pitches.
The move proved to arguably be Thomson’s first —and biggest— mistake as Phils manager.
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