Did the team-wide hitting adjustments come at the expense of power? They have ideas to consider as they recharge over the All ...

According to a report by Crossing Broad, the Phillies have the lowest chase rate in the league, that is, they swing at the fewest pitches thrown out of the strike zone. That mark sits at 24% as a ...

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber had an excellent season at the plate in 2024. The unlikely leadoff hitter mashed 38 home runs with 104 RBI and 110 runs scored in 150 games for ...

Kyle Schwarber has changed a lot during his time in Philadelphia. After originally joining the team as an all-or-nothing type hitter - and then smashing 93 home runs in two seasons, at the cost of ...

Castellanos, for example, had the best at-bats of any Phillies hitter in the National League Division Series against Atlanta. He homered in his first at-bat of the NLCS. Then, he went hitless in ...

Wood's no-hitter in the College World Series doesn't tell the whole story, but enough to know that he can handle heavy pitch ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are going to have some very difficult decisions to make at the end of the 2025 season when it comes to their lineup.. Catcher J.T. Realmuto and designated hitter Kyle ...

Murphy has 16 home runs and a .523 slug rate heading into the All-Star break. Drake Baldwin, 24, could lead the Braves to ...

The first change is at the plate, where Castro wants to be a switch hitter no-longer. Castro had been a switch-hitting infielder and now wants to focus entirely on being a right-handed batter.

The chances of Stott becoming a high-level hitter don't seem high. At most, he's likely a league-average OPS+ bat and could perhaps give the Phillies 15-plus home runs.

An adjustment to the batting order. Since Rob Thomson took over as manager of the Phillies, he's been rigid when it comes to the lineup and where his stars are hitting on a daily basis.

As the Philadelphia Phillies gear up for their first extended road trip of 2025, the club has to feel good about the early progress on a top goal for the season. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.