The MLB free agents face a difficult off-season, but some teams are probably willing to be aggressive with the right player to gamble on.
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The Philadelphia Phillies began ripping apart their crummy bullpen Oct. 30. What they did indicates a slow MLB off-season, ripe for some team's bold move.
Philadelphia Phillies observers have always had plenty of "overpaid" players to criticize, but it seems a bit of a stretch to go after the left fielder.
While time marches on, the Philadelphia Phillies management is apparently hibernating, but perhaps dreaming of an All-Star catcher for 2021.
The Philadelphia Phillies may have flubbed their chance to re-sign their All-Star catcher, but they must still fill another crying need.
The Philadelphia Phillies seem determined, after missing the 2020 playoffs, to prove their bad decision-making and inaction have no off-season.
The Miami Marlins, an early season problem, have now moved to the front of the line at least for the title of MLB Playoff Cinderella.
The Chicago Cubs had a number of champions from 2016 on their squad; the Miami Marlins happened to have manager Don Mattingly.
The most important player the Philadelphia Phillies could actually sign for 2021 may not be the one whose fans hung signs for this past summer.
The Philadelphia Phillies finally welcomed their first-year manager Joe Girardi in a way all too familiar to those familiar with the local sports scene.
If nothing else, at least the stumbling Phillies still have Alec Bohm to keep an eye on as the season rushes to a conclusion.
No one expected the hobbled Phillies to do much against Jacob deGrom Sept. 16; everyone would have predicted the game's end, however.
The Phillies seemingly eternal quest for playoff status ran into problems in Miami. They could recover, but the chances depend on injury recovery.
A freak accident involving the Philadelphia Phillies' Zack Wheeler may do in his team regardless of whether the team's bullpen somehow finds its way.
The MLB playoffs are giving MLB owners what they most desire for this odd season, expanded interest in potential playoff berths.
The Phillies recent offensive run belies a developing starting staff -- finally -- that could be the ultimate difference this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies went on an impressive offensive run beginning Aug. 25, but is it sufficient to keep a place in the playoffs?
The flap about Fernando Tatis Jr's recent grand slam breaking one of the MLB unwritten rules just highlights the silliness of the notion at that level.
The Baltimore Orioles have already swept a team with a $330 million outfielder and the best catcher in baseball, but can they continue?
The Philadelphia Phillies quietly ended their five-year rebuild by default on Aug. 15, when the last player traded for Cole Hamels was taken on waivers.