Phillies Central Podcast

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves get set for a four game series at Citizens Bank Park that could very well determine the NL East! Is this the biggest series of the season for the Phillies? Plus, Jesus Luzardo has become an ACE and Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm are helping solidify the Phillies offense.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 8-5 in August, and currently sit 0.5 game up for the final Wild Card Spot in the National League after beating the Minnesota Twins last night in the Field of Dreams game. But are they truly good enough to be a Postseason team? The inconsistencies suggest they only have themselves to blame if they lose a playoff spot to the San Diego Padres or Arizona Diamondbacks this year.

BREAKING NEWS, the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for #4 prospect Ramon Marquez. How does Arraez help the top of the Phillies lineup, and what does it mean for Trea Turner, Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and even Bryce Harper?

Phillies superstar Bryce Harper is correct. The Phillies need help at the Trade deadline coming up next week. But what kind of help can they actually get with a poor farm system? Black Gritty joins the show to discuss the Trade Deadline, frustrations with this team's run of play, including getting swept by the Marlins, and much more!

The Philadelphia Phillies and MLB are just two weeks away from the 2026 Trade Deadline. The Phillies need help at the big league level in several spots, so which Phillies prospects could be on the move this Summer, and which players, if any, are truly untouchable? Would you move prospects like Aidan Miller or Gage Wood? How about Francisco Renteria?

Plus, Lebron James signs with the Sixers, so we had to open the show with that conversation!

The Philadelphia Phillies are in need of bullpen help at the MLB Trade Deadline now, after Brad Keller suffered a torn UCL and will likely miss the rest of the season. The Phillies, who's bullpen numbers, aside from Jhoan Duran and Jonathan Bowlan, aren't great, will be searching for help, but have limited prospect talent to make trades with.

The Philadelphia Phillies still have have flaws, no doubt. But the combination of Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo, plus strong offensive months from Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh, all played a big role in the Phillies finding success in June.

The issues still persist for Aaron nola and the back end of the Phillies rotation, and Jose Alvarado has struggled in his role against left handed hitters this year.

Can the Phillies find the right formula at the Trade Deadline to make this a World Series caliber roster?

On today's episode, I am proud to be joined by my father, Al Zulli, for a post-Father's Day podcast episode. On today's show, two generations of Philadelphia Phillies fans chat their how their relationship grew through the game of baseball, and what the Phillies mean to our family. We also draft the best MLB team we can from the eras that we grew up in. Al, in the late 60's-70's. Tyler, in the last 90's-2000's.

On this week's episode, I'm joined by Kyle Bennett, of Underground Sports Philadelphia, to discuss Andrew Painter being sent down to AAA after a string of rough starts, Philadelphia Phillies trade needs as we get closer to the MLB Trade Deadline, and one mystery trade target from the Kansas City Royals that could help bolster the Phillies rotation for the MLB Postseason!

On this week's episode, I discussed the options for right field if Adolis Garcia misses time after exiting the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on wednesday night. Plus, we discuss why the Philadelphia Phillies have felt more encouraging over the last few weeks, even as they continue to win games after a strong 18-10 May.