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Phillies MLR 4/22-4/27/25: Is Mick Abel a prospect again?

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Ranger Suarez eyes his return.

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (19-8)

Highlights:

Mick Abel - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 10 GB, 10 FB
Ranger Suarez - 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 13 K, 12 GB, 9 FB
Seth Johnson - 3 G, 4 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 6 K, 2 GB, 4 FB
Nabil Crismatt - 1 GS, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 8 GB, 8 FB
Kyle Tyler - 1 GS, 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 7 GB, 5 FB
Nicholas Padilla - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, K
Brett De Geus - 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 K

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Ethan Witte

What are the chances of missed games due to a lockout?

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Do you really think it’s going to happen?

There was an article yesterday in the Athletic about the payroll disparity between the Dodgers and the Marlins, highlighted due to the fact that they are facing off this week in Los Angeles. From the article:

The discussion of the spending imbalance only figures to intensify as the clock ticks on the collective bargaining agreement, which expires after next season. Officials from both...

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Ethan Witte

Rise and Phight: 4/29/2025

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Are platoons a bad thing?

There’s a lot of talk about the team having two platoons in the outfield lately. Most of that probably has to do with the fact that Max Kepler is making so much money I think, but is it really the worst thing in the world that they do have these platoons? Whatever is helping the team win should be the priority, so if this is what works, they should be doing it.

On to the links.

Phillies news: Trea Turner is a man between...

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Ethan Witte

Your daily Phillies trivia game, Tuesday edition

Think you can figure out what Phillies player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

Hello Phillies fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new The Good Phight In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Phillies player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s The Good Phight In-5 Game

If...

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After humiliating loss, Nats face Phillies ace Zack Wheeler

The Washington Nationals enter their Tuesday series opener in Philadelphia on the heels of a humbling defeat, and they will be challenged to get back on track as they face Phillies ace Zack Wheeler.

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Cubs Walk Into Series Loss Against Phillies

The Chicago Cubs entered Sunday with an opportunity to win their sixth series in the month of April. However, Sunday Night Baseball seemingly favored the Philadelphia Phillies as Chicago's bats went stagnant.  It wasn't all bad for the Cubs.

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Phillies Starter Nearing Return To Rotation

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suárez is nearing a return from the injured list and his season debut. Suárez has made four minor league rehab starts between Low-A Clearwater and Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

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The Smarty Jones

For Aaron Nola, is April the new Spring Training?

Aaron Nola seems to need about a month to hit his stride | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Is Aaron Nola using the first month of the season as a warmup?

Aaron Nola pitched a gem on Sunday night. He allowed just one run in seven innings, and better defense behind him might have prevented even that one run from scoring. He’s still 0-5 on the season, and while that poor record is partly due to a lack of run support, it’s hard to deny that Nola has pitched poorly for most of the...

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Ethan Witte

Three up, three down: Week of April 21-27

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A new series for the people

We’re introducing a new series here at The Good Phight. It’ll be called “Three up, Three Down” where we take a look at several players that had a good week for the Phillies and three that were....not great. It won’t just be limited to the Phillies in the majors either! There will likely be a few others thrown in as well, just for funsies.

Here we go!

Three up

Max Kepler

It’s pretty obvious that the team is interested in...

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Ethan Witte

Do the Phillies really have untouchable prospects?

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It’s always trade szn, baby

We’re already starting with the trade deadline speculation as teams begin to crystallize their opinions about the biggest holes in the team. Usually, they’ll wait until around Memorial Day to truly determine what it is that their team needs, but in some case - the Phillies for example! - the needs that the team has are obvious. Now, we start to see national writers talking about whispers that they have heard.

“The...

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Ethan Witte

Rise and Phight: 4/28/2025

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Two good pitching outings?

That was nice to see from Aaron Nola. Justifiably the top pitching story of the night, Nola was great in his outing.

However, don’t let Jordan Romano being excellent as well go unnoticed. The team looks like they saw something they needed to fix in his delivery and got it corrected. He looked like he was able to utilize this velocity to throw a baseball past hitters, then build on that by fooling them with his slider. If pitch...

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Ethan Witte

Your daily Phillies trivia game, Monday edition

Think you can figure out what Phillies player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

Hello Phillies fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new The Good Phight In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Phillies player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s The Good Phight In-5 Game

If you...

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Phillies get two in 10th, win series from Cubs

Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Aaron Nola threw seven solid innings as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in 10 innings on Sunday.

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The Smarty Jones

Some got hopes and dreams, we got ways and means: Phillies 3, Cubs 1

We got the good Aaron Nola on Sunday | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images

A couple of vilified pitchers starred in an extra inning victory

There have been plenty of disappointments on the Phillies’ roster in 2025, but arguably none have been greater than pitchers Aaron Nola and Jordan Romano. But facing the Cubs on Sunday night, they showed signs that they can put their difficult first months behind them. Nola pitched seven strong innings, and Romano had a clean inning for the save, and...

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9 words from Bryce Harper that will echo in Cubs fans’ minds forever

Bryce Harper is currently in year seven of a monster deal he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies that will span 13 seasons. He signed this deal prior to the 2019 season, but at the time there was a lot of speculation that Harper could come to the North Side.

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The Smarty Jones

Gamethread 4/27: Phillies at Cubs

Aaron Nola will seek to earn his first win of 2025 on Sunday night | John Jones-Imagn Images

Sunday Night Baseball at Wrigley

After the Phillies’ offense woke up to the tune of ten runs on Saturday, they’ll face the Cubs in the rubber game of the series in a nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball game on ESPN.

Aaron Nola gets the start for the Phillies, and he’ll try to reverse the awful start to his season. He’s currently 0-5 with a 6.43 ERA.

Let's keep it...

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Bryce Harper says team other than Phillies was at top of his list during free agency

What if Philadelphia Phillies All-Star first baseman Bryce Harper had signed with this team in free agency?

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Phillies, Diamondbacks interested in Cardinals closer

It’s easy to see why he would be an attractive candidate for teams looking for a closer.

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Johan Rojas: Secret Slugger?

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Well, probably not. But bear with me for a moment.

Take a look at this clip:

Notice anything? It’s a nice-looking double, of course. And it’s off a good pitcher too; Robbie Ray is the real deal. That’s not enough to make the hit terribly interesting though. By all visible measures, it’s fairly routine. But there’s one not-entirely-visible aspect to it that makes it interesting: this was the second-hardest any Phillie has hit the ball this season.

Johan...

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Phillies P Aaron Nola still looking for first win in clash vs. Cubs

The Philadelphia Phillies were starving for a victory before feasting on the Chicago Cubs' pitching on Saturday. Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola also is hungry for a win, and he'll look for his first of the season on Sunday night in the rubber match of a three-game series in Chicago.

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