Mickey Moniak

Once an afterthought, Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak opened some eyes in Grapefruit League play, and has made himself a real contender for the future.

This week's Phillies mailbag looks at the Phillies outfield, most notably Odubel Herrera. And would Cole Hamels return to the Phillies?

The Phillies crowded center field battles has another name in the mix.

This week's Phillies mailbag looks at the Spring broadcast schedule, Mickey Moniak's shot at the roster, and Spencer Howard's chances of being a reliever.

The battle for the center field position for the Phillies just got more interesting.

The Phillies were swept in a double-header by the Nationals. WHAT A JOKE! Aaron Nola, the defense, and the offense all factored into a game one loss. In game two, Brandon Workman embarrassed himself once again. It's incredibly hard to be as bad as he has been in a Phillies uniform. Enjoy the podcast because I sure do SCREAM!!

The Philadelphia Phillies start the final stretch by losing 5-1 to the Washington Nationals. Zack Wheeler struggled, but battled through. In my opinion, he needs to be better in this type of scenario. The offense did not show up anyway, but I feel the mentality changes as a team when your top dog goes out on the bump and dominates more than Wheeler did. Roman Quinn decided to argue balls and strikes which led to getting kicked out of the game. Joe Girardi followed. What a horrendous decision by Quinn, knowing that Mickey Moniak was the alternative. Not that Quinn is playing well at all, but losing Girardi's decision-making during this stretch is not ideal. Also, Matt Klentak spoke to the media about JT Realmuto's contract. Wait until you hear what he had to say! HA! I react down below.

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays in both games of their double header. Zach Eflin threw seven strong innings and struck out nine in game one, resulting in a 7-0 win. Bryce Harper hit a monster home-run to highlight the scoring. In game two, the Phils went with a bullpen game and somehow won?! Shocking. Rafael Marchán, who never hit a home-run in his entire professional career, had hit a three-run bomb to tie the game up at 5-5. When down 7-5, Harper came up clutch with double knocking into two runs. Alec Bohm finished the job to take the lead. Hector Neris recorded the save, but not without allowing two men on with two outs.

Former first overall pick Mickey Moniak is joining the Phillies, reports Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The Phillies found themselves down two outfielders after Saturday's loss to the New York Mets