Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

On Episode 926 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com is joined by Fangraphs Senior Writer Dan Szymborski to get his thoughts on the Phillies and how they compare to the rest of the contenders in the National League. Also, John ranks the 10 most important Phillies of the 2025 season, the need for Trea Turner to step up his game, and why the Day Care moniker needs to be retired for Stott, Bohm and Marsh.

On Episode 925 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis and Liz Roscher discuss the latest news & notes from the first week of spring training in Clearwater. Nick Castellanos says there's less pressure on the Phillies this year (there isn't), J.T. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa could get time in the outfield this spring, Kyle Schwarber wants an extension, expectations for Johan Rojas and Alec Bohm speaks!

As the 2025 Phillies get ready to write their story, Justin Klugh takes you back five, ten, and fifteen years to discuss how and what the Phillies were getting up to as they prepared for their seasons in the recent past.

On Episode 923 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk for a bit about the Eagles' Super Bowl win on Sunday. Now that Jalen Hurts has his title, will Bryce Harper ever win one for the Phillies? Also, we ask and answer five burning questions for the Phils as pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday.

On Episode 922 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com runs down his prediction of what the Phillies' 26-man roster will be on Opening Day, whether the Mets' re-signing Pete Alonso moves the needle for them, Fangraphs' playoff odds and we answer some mailbag questions about potential breakout performers in 2025.

On Episode 921, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss whether there is anything the Phillies could do to distract the city from Eagles Super Bowl week (there isn't), PECOTA projections down on the Phils', and burning questions about who leads off and bounce back seasons from Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh and Trea Turner.

Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the Phillies packing the truck to head down to Clearwater ahead of the Super Bowl, as well as the ultimate fate of free agent Mets slugger Pete Alonso.

On Episode 919 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com is joined by Fangraphs' Eric Longenhagen as he breaks down his top-30 Phillies prospects (not all of them because that would be a three-hour podcast, obviously), including his very interesting ranking of Justin Crawford.

On Episode 819, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher discuss how a win or loss by the Eagles in the Super Bowl will affect fan mood and expectations for the Phillies in 2025. Also, the Braves sign OF Jurickson Profar, how much better does that make them? And Rob Manfred celebrates 10 years as MLB Commissioner, what we love and don't like about MLB right now.

The Phillies have the second-highest payroll in MLB, and the team with the highest one has been adding talent all winter. Is this more of a problem for every other team or baseball itself? Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about that, Ruben Amaro Jr.'s new sport, and the Hall of Fame.

On Episode 916, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com talks about the induction of Billy Wagner to the Hall of Fame, the status of Chase Utley's candidacy, as well as what Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu need to do to get in. Also, Cole Hamels is on the ballot next year, what are his chances? Four Phils are ranked in Baseball America's Top 100, and more discussion on the Dodgers' insane spending spree.

On Episode 915, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo Sports' Liz Roscher react to more high impact signings by baseball's super-team, the Dodgers. Are they, once again, ushering in a new evil empire in MLB, and will this spur the league to enact salary caps/floors in the near future? Also, how do the Phils stack up in light of the Dodgers' acquisitions? And, the Phillies sign a Japanese import, will it have an impact on future signings out of Japan? And the gang also tries to figure out what John's "vibe" is.

Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about recent passing of "Mr. Baseball," MLB player and broadcaster Bob Uecker, his time with the Phillies, and his impact on the game.

On Episode 913 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis dips in on various tidbits of Phillies news including spring training non-roster invitees of note, international signings, Zack Wheeler named the Best Pitcher in Baseball by MLB Network, Alec Bohm NOT listed among the 10 best third basemen, and the sad news of Bob Ueker's passing.

On Episode 912, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss Jeff Hoffman's free agent deal with Toronto, whether Justin Crawford or Andrew Painter will have a bigger impact with the 2025 Phils and our top-10 teams in the Majors as of right now.

Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the six players the Phillies were able to avoid arbitration with this winter, as well as team's recently debuted 2024 video yearbook, "Chasing Greatness." Then, Leo Morgenstern of FanGraphs talks about Max Kepler's deal with the Phillies and what role he could play in 2025.

On Episode 910 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com discusses the release of the 2024 Phillies video yearbook entitled "Chasing Greatness" and why he couldn't bear to watch it yet. Also, at what point might the Phils get interested in outfield free agents Anthony Santander and/or Jurickson Profar? MLB Network says Brandon Marsh is the 6th-best center fielder in baseball (!!!) and how the front office will likely handle the seven Phils who are out of options in 2025.

On Episode 909 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the big storylines for the Phils as the calendar flips to 2025. What will everyone be talking about over the next few weeks? Also, we check in on quiet off-seasons from the Braves and Nationals.

From Tyler Phillips' (not Tyler Gilbert's) shutout to the Cal Stevenson Game, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher go over some of their favorite Phillies highlights from 2024, and look ahead to what moments await the Phillies in 2025.

On Episode 907 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com talks Jeff Hoffman's free agency, optimal lineups for 2025, and with Jesus Luzardo now a Phillies, ranks Dave Dombrowski's 15 most impactful trades as the Phils team president.