Philadelphia Phillies star catcher J.T. Realmuto has high praise for one rising pitcher who can compete for the closer's job.

The Phillies had no idea last summer that Andrew Painter would be able to participate in the Arizona Fall League. Their top ...

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Orion Kerkering was thrown to the wolves to begin his major league career. He debuted in late September of 2023, ...

LSU righthander Chase Shores is the lone ranked player with no data, since he didn’t pitch because of an injury ... Phillies lefthander Matt Strahm at 30.6. In our 17-player college sample ...

Matt Strahm, Jose Alvarado, and Jordan Romano figure to be high-leverage guys in 2025. Which one will be the closer, and how ...

tonight's WPA leader of the night would be reliever Matt Strahm for his work in the top of the 10th. Entering the game with the Manfred Man on second and none out, Strahm would pitch a clean ...

Matt Strahm needs a new throwing partner ... of his for 2025 is to continue improving his two-seam fastball. A three-pitch guy is much different than a one-pitch guy, even if that one pitch ...

as Matt Strahm, José Alvarado, Jordan Romano and Orion Kerkering are all set to compete for the job. Regardless of who is the closer, Philadelphia should have a dominant backend. But one pitcher ...

Matt Strahm needs a new throwing partner, after all, with Jeff Hoffman leaving for Toronto. “I’m not sure, I think that’s up in the air right now,” Kerkering said with a laugh Tuesday.