Hittin' Season

On Episode 646 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight reacts to the catastrophic ACL tear suffered by first baseman Rhys Hoskins on Thursday afternoon down in Clearwater, an injury that will likely force him to miss the entire 2023 season, and also jeopardize his free agency next year. John analyzes how the Phillies will look to fill the void and take a look at some potential options outside the organization as well. Plus, Ranger Suarez's elbow injury will force him to miss the beginning of the season, too. Too many injuries.

On Episode 645 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher discuss the incredible World Baseball Classic and its scintillating finale, which saw Japan beat Team USA 3-2, and the contributions of Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber the the U.S.' terrific run. Also, news regarding an earlier possible return for Bryce Harper, John Middleton's outrageous comments on WIP and John's 10 bold predictions for the 2023 Phils season!

On this very special episode of Hittin' Season, Justin Klugh is the host for a rousing game of Phillies Jeopardy, featuring Liz Roscher, John Stolnis and Mike Robertson (you know him as Franzke & L.A. on Twitter). Among the categories on this NSFW episode are former Phillies All Stars, famous quotes, MVP trivia and an entire category on Peter Bourjos. Join the fun, just don't listen with the kiddos!

On Episode 644 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher of Yahoo Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat about the World Baseball Classic and try to understand why Americans aren't that into this tournament. Also, reaction to Andrew Painter's injury and why people urging him to get surgery now are out of their minds, one thing that makes us nervous about the Phils, and the gang do their annual snake draft of MLB teams based on record in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 643 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis speaks with Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta of the Philadelphia Inquirer about their story revealing Veterans Stadium's old AstroTurf contained "forever chemicals" that may have contributed to six former Phillies players dying of a rare form of brain cancer. Also, the latest from Clearwater, with Bryce Harper's first appearance of the spring and an update on his progress, and whether the Phils did enough this off-season to mitigate his absence for half of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 642 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss the situation with Andrew Painter's elbow, which all but guarantees he won't be in the starting rotation when the team heads north in a few weeks. How long could he be out, and how big a blow would a prolonged absence be for the Phillies? Also, the pitch clock may have messed with Zack Wheeler a bit this weekend, but what else is it doing? And, for the first time in franchise history, a woman will be a member of the team's on-field staff down in Clearwater ahead of her new gig as a hitting instructor in rookie ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 641 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis is joined by Phillies beat writer Scott Lauber of the Inquirer to discuss Andrew Painter's highly anticipated first start and how the team plans to use him, Rhys Hoskins' contract extension crickets, and which players have the edge on the few bench spots that remain. Also, an in-depth look at alternatives should Hoskins not be back in 2024 and beyond, and how an early-season six-man rotation would work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 640 of Hittin' Season, The Good Phight's John Stolnis, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat about MLB's new pitch clock, the pros and cons and why it's stressing so many people out. Also, the fake games have begun! There's some Nick Castellanos chatter, who the most important position player is with Bryce Harper out, whether Scott Kingery can make the team, and for some reason, the gang spends a few minutes getting on Joe West's case again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 639 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis talks about Bryce Harper's injury and the progress he's made, according to team president Dave Dombrowski, who updated the media on Thursday. How much better prepared are the Phillies to deal with the loss of their MVP for possibly half a season? Plus, we open up the mailbag to talk Aaron Nola, potential bust candidates, fantasy baseball, and lots more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 638 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh reflect and bask in the immaculate vibes coming from Phillies spring training in Clearwater. Owner John Middleton is saying all the right things, why MLB's economics may not be perfect but don't require a committee, Nick Castellanos' comments, fat-body content competitions and a possible Aaron Nola extension all factoring into a great start to the spring so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 637 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis is joined by The Athletic's Jayson Stark joins the show to chat about the new rules changes coming to baseball and the craziness that could ensue this spring as teams get acquainted with them and umpires attempt to enforce them. Also, Jayson shares his thoughts on Andrew Painter's usage, why the Phillies are still seen as the No. 3 team in the NL East, and who among Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott or Brandon Marsh will improve most this year. Then, John shares his thoughts on some stuff MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said about small market teams that will make you pull your hair out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 636 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports examine the top storylines of spring training as pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater this week. Also, with the Eagles losing the Super Bowl, does that put more pressure on the Phillies to win it all in 2023? And which loss was worse, the World Series or Super Bowl? And, a couple of MLB's rules changes for this year are kinda stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 635 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss some changes coming to the podcast, as well as explored the interleague-heavy 2023 Phillies schedule and waxed poetic about Scott Franzke and the longterm deal he's reportedly close to inking to remain the Phils' radio play-by-play announcer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 634 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight reacts to the Josh Harrison signing, what it means for guys like Scott Kingery and Kody Clements, where it puts the Phils with the second luxury tax threshold, and how it likely finalizes the 26-man roster. Also, some more prospects lists and a power ranking that is very high on the Phillies heading into the '23 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've discussed the first home run in Phillies history, but what about the first time they hit two grand slams in one game? "Uh... what about it?" you ask, nervously. Well, let us kick your bedroom door in and tell you the story of Philadelphia in April 1921... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to close the book on 2022 Hall of Fame discussions, and what better way to do it than an objectively wonderful and entirely made-up ballot? Also, let's do it. Let's have a little prospect talk. All the top-100 lists are out anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phillies Director of Player Development Preston Mattingly joins host John Stolnis on this week's Hittin' Season to chat about a wide range of Phils prospect topics including: How many prospects he thinks are among the top 100 in baseball Andrew Painter's usage this season Thoughts on Mick Abel and Griff McGarry's future Improvements made throughout the organization in player development Prospects to watch you may not know about Which minor leaguers/prospects could impact the '23 Phils And lots more! Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do you do when Phillies news has all dried up? Why, you do a snake draft rankings of your favorite Phillies home runs of all-time! On Episode 632 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of the Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports offer up their favorite Phils dingers of all-time, snake-draft style, chat about who they think will be elected into the Hall of Fame Tuesday night, if anyone, and discuss this off-season's moves by the Miami Marlins. It's one of our best episodes ever, so make sure you listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We dip a toe into what the Flyers and Eagles are up to, as well as Dave Dombrowski's recent interview comments and the mayor of Philadelphia following through on his World Series bet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Episode 631 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight plunges into some of the few remaining unanswered questions with just under a month until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater. How does the bench shake out? Could Scott Kingery make a return in 2023? How long will Harper be out? What Castellanos will we see? How much will Andrew Painter pitch? Bullpen roles, Marsh vs. lefties, and lots more! Also, the Phils made a big international signing and running down some Steamer projections for Phillies players in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices