Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast

Hittin' Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast episodes:

• 05.03.2024

  Hittin' Season #811: What is the Near Future of the Phillies Rotation?

  A missing gator, a sixth starting pitcher, and a beatable opponent. It's another weekend of Phillies baseball on episode 811 of Hittin' Season with hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

  
• 05.03.2024

  Hittin' Season #811: What is the Near Future Hold for the Phillies Rotation?

  A missing gator, a sixth starting pitcher, and a beatable opponent. It's another weekend of Phillies baseball on episode 811 of Hittin' Season with hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

  
• 05.02.2024

  Hittin' Season #810: It's an Awesome Time to be a Phillies Fan!

  On Episode 810 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps a strange and successful series against the Angels, wrapping up a 7-3, 10-game road trip with the most wins in baseball! As the calendar...

  
• 04.30.2024

  Hittin' Season #809: Bohm vs. Suarez, Marsh vs. O'Hoppe & Will Trout Leave L.A.?

  On Episode 809 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher ask a few important questions. Who's had the better April, Alec Bohm or Ranger Suarez? Who won the Brandon Marsh-Logan O'Hoppe trade? And will Mike Trout...

  
• 04.26.2024

  Hittin' Season #808: Phillies Split with the Reds Before Heading West

  On episode 808 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the Phillies' four-game series split with the Reds in Cincinnati--what worked (Alec Bohm, Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper's dad strength) and what didn't (Seranthony Dominguez, Rob Thomson's...

  
• 04.25.2024

  Hittin' Season #807: Phillies Mailbag, Nick Castellanos & Rob Thomson's Bad Night

  On Episode 807, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com opens up the Hittin' Season mailbag, grouses about Rob Thomson's lineups for Tuesday and Wednesday night's losses to the Reds, as well as yet another seemingly endless slump by...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Hittin' Season #806: The Red-Hot Phillies Are Going Streaking!

  On Episode 806 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh discuss the Phillies' 7-game winning streak following their win Monday night over the Reds. Justin & John analyze the win streak, the outstanding...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Hittin' Season #805: The Good and Bad of the Phillies Lineup

  On Episode 805 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher go down the Phillies' struggling batting order and talk about who is doing their job, who is still scuffling, who is perhaps starting to turn a corner--and why.

  
• 04.18.2024

  Hittin' Season #804: Phillies Take Care Of Business Against the Rockies

  Host John Stolnis recaps the Phillies' three-game sweep of the Rockies, lauding the starting pitching, with special bouquets thrown to Ranger Suarez. Plus, former 94 WIP afternoon host Jon Marks joins the show for his thoughts on the pitching, the...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Hittin' Season #803: Phillies Can't Win the Zack Wheeler Starts

  Presented by WHYY & BillyPenn.com, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher of Yahoo! Sports break down the Phillies' disappointing weekend against the Pirates, Zack Wheeler's rough 6th-inning Sunday, silent bats, bad...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Hittin' Season #802: Do the Phillies Need to 'Fix' Their Free-Swinging?

  On Episode 802 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher laud the Phillies' starting rotation for its MLB-best numbers and discuss the merits of "fixing" the Phillies' free-swinging offensive approach... or letting them off the leash.

  
• 04.11.2024

  Hittin' Season #801: Phillies Take Cardinals Series & Pitching Injuries Chatter

  Host John Stolnis is joined by Fangraphs' Michael Baumann to discuss the recent string of big-name superstar pitchers to go down with elbow injuries, some of them requiring Tommy John surgery. Also, John recaps the big storylines from the Phillies...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Hittin' Season #800: Spencer Strider Injury Could Mean Big Things for the Phillies

  Hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher talk about the Spencer Strider injury and what it means for the Phillies chances of winning the division. Also, the Phillies win a...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Hittin' Season #799: The Phillies' City Connect Jerseys Have Been Revealed

  On Episode #799 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher share their feelings on the Phillies' new City Connect jerseys, Rhys Hoskins' hot start in Milwaukee as the Phillies flounder at the plate, and the Oakland Athletics' decision...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Hittin' Season #798: Harper Hits 3 Homers & Keith O'Brien on Charlie Hustle

  On Episode 798, host John Stolnis recaps the final two games of the Phillies' series against the Reds and their 2-4 start to the season, Harper's huge 3-HR night on Tuesday, star turns by Spencer Turnbull & Ricardo Pinto, flailing...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Hittin' Season #797: Phillies' Slow Start Shouldn't Have Surprised Us

  On Episode 797, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh react to the Phillies' frustrating 1-3 start, things we liked and didn't like from opening weekend, whether it was a good...

  
• 03.30.2024

  Hittin' Season #796: Phillies Opening Day Recrap (I Didn't Misspell That)

  Host John Stolnis recaps a disappointing Phillies Opening Day loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday, falling 9-3 and wasting a stellar Zack Wheeler start thanks to an anemic offensive performance and a blowup by the normally reliable bullpen. It...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Hittin' Season #795: The Super Terrific Awesome 2024 Phillies Baseball Preview Episode Spectacular!

  With Opening Day just hours away, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher preview the upcoming Phillies/MLB season with their full rundown of division winner and playoff predictions, MVP, Cy Young and...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Hittin' Season #794: Phillies 2024 Roster & Jordan Montgomery Rumors!

  On Episode 794 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis analyzes the weekend moves made by the Phillies as they firm up their Opening Day roster. Johan Rojas and Christian Pache are IN! Jake Cave is now a Rockie! Taijuan Walker &...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Hittin' Season #793: Shohei Ohtani's Interpeter Fired Over Gambling Scandal

  On Episode 793 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis and Liz Roscher discuss the bizarre story of illegal gambling accusations involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter. Exactly what is going on, and is Ohtani an innocent victim or something else? Also, the...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Hittin' Season #792: Bryce Harper Dealing With Back Stiffness & Other Spring Nuggets

  On Episode 792 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh discuss the revelation that Bryce Harper is dealing with back stiffness. Is this why he's had some a rough spring at the plate? Also, Zack Wheeler...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Hittin' Season #791: Ranger Suárez has Thrown Ten Scoreless Innings

  Brandon Marsh has returned! The Phillies can play defense in the outfield! We'll see the City Connect jerseys soon! This and more--including Ranger Suárez's spring training shutout--are discussed on Episode 791 of Hittin' Season with Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher.

  
• 03.14.2024

  Hittin' Season #790: 10 Bold Phillies Predictions

  On Episode 790 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis runs down his annual faceplant 10 bold predictions for the upcoming Phillies season, talks best case scenarios for the starting rotation, catches you up on the latest news and notes from...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Hittin' Season #789: Zack Wheeler, Mick Abel, & Quiet Bats

  On Episode 789 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh & Liz Roscher talk more Phillies spring training action, including Zack Wheeler's deadly new splitter, Mick Abel's solid run, quiet bats and whether Johan Rojas is playing his way...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Hittin' Season #788: Bryson Stott's Stardom and Johan Rojas Learns to Bunt

  On Episode 788 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Bryson Stott's homer off the Astros in spring training, as well as Johan Rojas learning to bunt--and what a weapon bunting can be.

  
• 03.07.2024

  Hittin' Season #787: Reasons Why the Phillies Can Win the World Series

  On Episode 787 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis of The Good Phight reacts to one national baseball writer's prediction the Phillies will beat the Yankees in the World Series and runs down his reasons why they will, too. Also,...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Hittin' Season #786: Phillies Sign Zack Wheeler To An Extension

  On Episode 786 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher discuss the record-setting contract extension the Phillies gave to Zack Wheeler, the chances of adding Blake Snell...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Hittin' Season #785: The Great Jake Cave vs. Cristian Pache Debate

  On episode 785 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher catch you up with all of the Phillies Grapefruit League action thus far, lament the end of Dollar Dog Nights at CBP, and break down Jake Cave and...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Hittin' Season #784: Bryce Harper, 5 Years a Phillie

  On Episode 784 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis recaps spring training action featuring big days at the plate for J.T. Realmuto & Alec Bohm and sparkling defense from Bryce Harper. Also, John's 10 favorite Harper moments since he signed...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Hittin' Season #783: Observations from Phillies First Spring Games

  On Episode 783 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Liz Roscher from Yahoo! Sports and Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus chat about the Phillies' opening weekend of spring games, with thoughts on Aaron Nola, Mick Abel, Whit...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Hittin' Season #782: The Phillies are All Set to Start Grapefruit League Action

  On Episode 782 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss how the Phillies famous vibes are going into spring training, Griff McGarry's adjustments as he makes his way back from a disastrous 2023, and how the NL...

  
• 02.22.2024

  Hittin' Season #781: John Middleton Wants His Gosh Darn Trophy Back

  On Episode 781 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis talks about Phillies team owner John Middleton's rallying cry to his players in Clearwater this week, and whether or not he might take the plunge and sign one of the "Boras...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Hittin' Season #780: Bryce Harper Arrives in Clearwater (and Still Wants a Contract Extension)

  On Episode 780 of Hittin' Season, hosts John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss Bryce Harper's arrival to Phillies spring training and the continuing push from his camp for an extension on the end of the remaining 8 years...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Hittin' Season #779: Pitchers, Catchers, and Whit Merrifield!

  On Episode 779 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about player reactions to the terrible new MLB uniform jerseys, how the Phillies' culture has changed during Zack Wheeler's tenure, and hey--the Phillies signed Whit Merrifield!

  
• 02.15.2024

  Hittin' Season #778: Pitchers and Catchers Report to Clearwater!

  John Stolnis from The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com celebrates the return of baseball, as Phillies pitchers and catchers officially report for spring training, with a number of position players in Clearwater, too. John runs down the five players he's most...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Hittin' Season #777: Phillies Making Important Additions Around the Margins

  On this episode, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Liz Roscher with Yahoo! Sports talk about the Phillies' recent additions to the back of the 40-man roster and talk about why depth is so...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Hittin' Season #776: Apparently Brandon Marsh Had Knee Surgery

  On episode 776 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about the Phillies' hot new batting practice caps, as well as the team's depth at outfield with news that Brandon Marsh has undergone knee surgery (but is...

  
• 02.08.2024

  Hittin' Season #775: 5 Key Takeaways from Dave Dombrowski on the Radio & MLB.com's Mike Petriello

  Host John Stolnis of The Good Phight & BillyPenn.com chats with MLB.com Statcast guru Mike Petriello about the Phillies' quiet off-season, where they stack up in the National League, and the possibility of more moves coming this off-season. Also, five...

  
• 02.05.2024

  Hittin' Season #774: Bellinger or Montgomery, Phillies Are Just Leverage

  On Episode 774 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis, Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh discuss the latest USA Today rumor that the Phillies could be a sleeper team to acquire free agents Jordan Montgomery or Cody Bellinger and why you should...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Hittin' Season #773: Remembering Former Phillies Coach Jimy Williams

  On episode 773 of Hittin' Season, host Justin Klugh throws in some commentary on the big trade that sent Corbin Burnes from the Brewers to the Orioles, and shares some stories from former bench coach (and co-manager) of the 2007...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Hittin' Season #772: Why Didn't the Phillies Try For Corbin Burnes?

  On Episode 772 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis reacts to the big Brewers-Orioles trade that sent ace right-hander Corbin Burnes to Baltimore for two prospects. Could the Phils have made a better/similar offer? Also, conflicting reports on whether Dave...

  
• 01.30.2024

  Hittin' Season #771: Phillies Offensive 2024 Over/Unders & Nerds Are Ruining Another Sport!

  On Episode 771 of Hittin' Season, John Stolnis of The Good Phight, Justin Klugh from Baseball Prospectus and Yahoo! Sports' Liz Roscher take a look at some over/under numbers for some key Phillies offensive players this year. Also, the latest...

  
• 01.26.2024

  Hittin' Season #770: Where Are the Phillies Going to Find Some Relief?

  On Episode 770 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher talk about Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins' Hall of Fame odds down the line, as well as who--and where--the Phillies may turn to in their search for further...

  
• 01.25.2024

  Hittin' Season #769: Players That Could Help the Phillies w/ Craig Goldstein

  On this episode, host John Stolnis profiles the Phillies' newest pitching acquisition and wonders why anyone would think Rhys Hoskins isn't a no-doubt Wall of Famer. Also, Craig Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus stops by to share his thoughts on the...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Hittin' Season #768: The Ballad of Doorknob Clinton

  On Episode 768, John Stolnis, Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss the dwindling relief pitcher market and what Craig Kimbrel replacement possibilities remain in free agency, which fanbases are having the most fun this off-season and which are having the...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Hittin' Season #767: Just Who are the Phillies' Non-roster Invitees to Spring Training??

  There's still not a lot of movement out there for the Phillies, but on episode 767 of Hittin' Season, hosts Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher break down all 15 of the non-roster invitees to spring training, talk a little Robert...

  
• 01.18.2024

  Hittin' Season #765: Phillies Mailbag on Kerkering, Wheeler Extension & Trade Deadline!

  On this episode, host John Stolnis from The Good Phight and Billy Penn opens up the mailbag for a little Hot Stove chatter, talking Johan Rojas' future, what a Wheeler contract extension could look like, Orion Kerkering as a future...

  
• 01.15.2024

  Hittin' Season #766: Phillies Lineup Thoughts & Hated Rivals Losing Playoff Games

  On Episode 766, John Stolnis of The Good Phight and Baseball Prospectus' Justin Klugh revel in the Cowboys' demise at the hands of Justin's beloved Packers and reminisce on past instances Phillies rivals bit the dust. Also, has there ever...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Hittin' Season #765: Alec Bohm, the Phillies, and the Fun of Arbitration

  A lot of very important things to discuss this week: The Phillies came to terms with all but one of their arbitration-eligible players: Alec Bohm. Is this bad news, or terrible news? Justin Klugh and Liz Roscher discuss. Also, can...

  
• 01.11.2024

  Hittin' Season #764: Phillies Prospect Talk & Moving Alec Bohm to the Bench?

  On Episode 764 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis chats with chief prospect writer for Baseball Prospectus, Jeffrey Paternostro about his Top-10 Phillies prospect rankings. Also, John discusses an interesting idea posited by MLB Trade Rumors of making Alec Bohm...