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The general managers' meetings will begin Monday evening in Las Vegas, and the Phillies will be there. Former Mets and Orioles GM Jim Duquette joins Scott this week to discuss all this and more.

As baseball descends on Las Vegas for the GM meetings Monday, the trade market might be stimulated by the compressed offseason. Let's look at four players who could be fits with the Phillies.

The starting rotation is the foundation of the Phillies, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t questions and a need for a few more arms next season.

After another early playoff exit, the Phillies have a lot of needs to address while navigating a looming lockout. We’re keeping track of a busy offseason here.

MLB is proposing a cap of $258.2 million with a $180.2 million floor, figures that were amended from its initial offers of $245.3 million and $171.2 million. The players’ union rejected the offer.

Given the lack of an in-house solution, and based on his history with the Phillies, Dave Dombrowski might be expected to throw money at his unproductive outfield. But this isn't a typical offseason.

Sánchez was named a NL Cy Young finalist, while closer Duran was considered for Reliever of the Year Award and Mattingly was added as a finalist for Manager of the Year.

The Phillies also claimed a pair of infielders off waivers from the Giants.

Stubbs, the Phillies’ union rep since 2024, will be on the front lines for a fight over baseball’s core economics. He joined The Inquirer's baseball show to discuss the players' perspective.

The Phillies president arrived in 2020 to much fanfare, but Dealin’ Dave's moves in Philly have been mostly misses. He can't afford any more.

Dick Vermeil's 90th birthday party in Downingtown brought together more than 200 people with an enduring connection to the Hall of Fame coach.

Fatse has spent his entire career watching the Phillies from afar. Now, with a lockout looming, he won’t have long to make an impact.

As the Phillies' representative in the players' union, Garrett Stubbs is on the front lines of baseball's upcoming labor dispute. He joined "Phillies Extra" to discuss the CBA and the next season.

Thirty-two years after the fight over a salary cap led to a painful strike, MLB is taking another swing at it. And both sides are digging in for a protracted battle.

In moving the popular backup catcher off the 40-man roster, the Phillies have a week to trade him or put him through waivers.

The Phillies had three catchers on their playoff roster, but don’t mistake that for depth at the position. Once again, they must find help — and possibly an eventual successor — for J.T. Realmuto.

Wheeler had a resounding return to dominance from thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition that has derailed the careers of several pitchers.

The Phillies have already made one change to their infield — on the coaching staff. Let’s dive into their options to improve next season.

Fatse, 39, was Alex Cora's hitting coach with the Red Sox from 2022 through April 2026.

James, who began his historic career with his hometown Cavaliers and won the 2016 NBA title in his return to the franchise, struggled in his first game back since joining the Sixers over the summer.

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, next chair of key committees on foreign policy and defense, sees a path despite the president’s veto power.

Fire department officials say the additional funds will be used to hire a fourth full-time firefighter at each of Lower Merion’s six fire stations and bolster the department’s strained finances.

Until last month, doctors had few ways to track the rise in medetomidine cases in their hospitals — because there were no International Classification of Disease codes associated with them.

If the zoning board's ruling is final, the developer plans a version of the proposal with no parking at all.

Philly isn't the only place with a word that can mean almost anything. From Ireland to Hawaii, linguists explain the world's versions of jawn.