Two reported trade targets of the Phillies, Garrett Crochet and Kyle Tucker, became members of different teams this week. Spoiler alert: Neither will call Philadelphia their new home in 2025.On Wednesday, Crochet joined the Boston Red Sox. In return, the Chicago White Sox acquired catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez. These highly regarded prospects are ranked within Boston’s top 15, with Teel (No. 25) and Montgomery (No. 54...

The Philadelphia Phillies want another outfielder, preferably one who can mash left-handed pitching. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has repeatedly tried to find the perfect OF fit for the team but to no avail.The most recent OF acquisition, Austin Hays, had a forgetful tenure in a Phillies uniform after coming from the Baltimore Orioles at the 2024 MLB trade deadline. The former All-Star produced a .672 OPS with two home runs and six RBI in 22 games for Philadelphia....

The Philadelphia Phillies have never signed a Japanese star. In recent years, they’ve missed out on pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Kodai Senga (New York Mets), outfielder Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) and OF/DH Masataka Yoshida (Boston Red Sox), Now they have a prime opportunity to tap into the Japanese market by signing pitching phenom Roki Sasaki, who was posted during the MLB winter meetings in Dallas. He has until Jan. 23 to sign with a big-league club. "The signing ......

The Philadelphia Phillies have the core to be contenders again in 2025, so even after being quickly eliminated by the New York Mets in the National League Division Series last season, there isn’t much of a shake-up expected.However, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and team owner John Middleton are firmly in “win-now” mode and must make changes to ensure the Phillies don’t repeat the same fate next season. Philadelphia’s early exit from the postseason can largely be attributed to...

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has been floated in trade rumors since the season’s conclusion. But now, according to their manager, he’s no longer on the trade block.At the winter meetings in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, Phillies skipper Rob Thomson relayed while meeting with the media that he recently spoke to Bohm and informed him the club wasn't shopping him.
"He's in good shape. He's working hard, lifting, and he's actually hitting all right,” Thomson said about Bohm, per NBC Sp...