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Phillies’ Top 5 LH starters: Zolecki’s take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 catchers: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki's ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 RH starters: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' all-time Top 5 relievers: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 center fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 left fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s s ranking of

Phillies' Top 5 second basemen: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Phillies' Top 5 right fielders: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 bench players: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki's ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 shortstops: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

Few people love a good debate like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of the

Phillies' Top 5 third basemen: Zolecki's take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club.

*Here is Todd Zolecki’s ranking of

Phillies’ Top 5 first basemen: Zolecki’s take

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Phillies' Top 5 homegrown Draft picks

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies’ two most successful eras in franchise history started because they drafted and developed well.

From 1976-83, the Phils won one World Series, two National League pennants and five NL East titles. They won 101 games in both ‘76 and ‘77. From 2007-11, Philadelphia won one World Series,

The Phillies' all-time single-season team

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

We recently wrote about the top five individual seasons by players and pitchers in Phillies history.

The lists included familiar names like Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Dick Allen and Roy Halladay. The exercise got us wondering about the greatest individual seasons in franchise history by position, so we took a stab

Top 10 moments in Citizens Bank Park history

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Citizens Bank Park has been a tremendous home-field advantage for the Phillies since it opened in 2004.

Here is a look back at 10 of the greatest moments in the ballpark’s history:

1. Game 5 of 2008 World Series
“The 0-2 pitch. Swing and a miss! Struck him out!

Best Phillies player to wear each uni number

@ToddZolecki
February 9, 2026

The Phillies retired Dick Allen’s No. 15 in 2020, a high honor to recognize a great player. It got us wondering about the best players to wear every number in Phillies history.

Here is our stab at it:

0: Al Oliver
He played only 28 games for the 1984

The best baseball players born on Feb. 3

February 3, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Feb. 3.

Rollins, Wilson, Myers and more: Best MLB debuts in Phillies history

@ToddZolecki
February 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Remember when Weston Wilson homered in his first plate appearance for the Phillies in 2023, following 2,836 plate appearances in the Minor Leagues over seven seasons? We do, especially because it happened in the second inning of Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter against the Nationals at

These are the best nicknames in Phils history

@ToddZolecki
January 3, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Quick, what are the best nicknames in Phillies history?

The bet here is that almost everybody’s list is different because everybody has different memories and criteria. Should a top nickname be one that includes a player’s actual name (i.e. J-Roll)? Should it be unique? Steve Carlton is famously known

The best baseball players born on Jan. 3

January 3, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 3.

Top 5 Phillies with a Hall of Fame case

@ToddZolecki
December 23, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- Who will be the next Phillies player to make the Hall of Fame?

There are more than a handful of candidates, but here are MLB.com’s top five players with Phillies connections currently without a bronze plaque in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Every Phillies Rule 5 Draft pick since 1970

@ToddZolecki
December 11, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – MLB holds its annual Rule 5 Draft every Winter Meetings.

The Phillies have made their share of Rule 5 picks over the years. They selected Hall of Fame right-hander Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1910 (though the rules behind the Rule 5 were different then).

He worked out pretty

Best of the best: Top moments in Phils history

@ToddZolecki
December 7, 2025

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies played the first game in their inaugural season on May 1, 1883.

A lot has happened since then.

I’ve been covering the Phillies since 2003, so I’ve seen a few things -- but I’ve also missed most of it.

So, I made a point to learn as much as

The best baseball players born on Oct. 7

October 7, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 7.

1) Mookie Betts (1992)
One of the best all-around talents in the game, Betts

The best baseball players born on Oct. 3

October 3, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 3.