The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Painter

The Edwin Diaz Dilemma

The Dodgers' closer has struggled since coming off the injury list.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 18

Every Top 100 Prospect That Will Be on an MLB Roster on Opening Day

20 of MLB’s Top 100 prospects will be on their club’s Opening Day roster to start the 2026 season.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 24

Jhoan Duran Trade Grades: Phillies Address Roster's Biggest Need, But at Steep Price

Grading the Twins-Phillies trade that sent Jhoan Duran to the NL East contenders.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 30, 2025

Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers

SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 8, 2022

David Murphy: Phillies’ 2023 rotation will depend on attrition (Wheeler/Nola), an addition (Painter), and a Suárez breakout

It’s hard to add a legitimate playoff-caliber rotation piece for a reasonable price. We saw that at the trade deadline this past August, when the Phillies were unable to make a serious play for a starting pitcher who might have made a difference in the postseason. We saw that on…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 15, 2022

Phillies’ biggest offseason questions: Harper’s elbow, shortstop addition and Painter in 2023?

HOUSTON — Once it was over, Kyle Schwarber did what he almost always does after a game, win or lose. He sat down at his locker, cracked a beer, and decompressed with half a dozen teammates.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 8, 2022

Phillies and Nationals move up doubleheader to Friday as storm moves up East Coast

CHICAGO — The Phillies-Nationals doubleheader scheduled for Saturday has been moved up to Friday with rain expected to hit Washington as a byproduct of Hurricane Ian’s path up the East Coast.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022

Rhys Hoskins, J.T. Realmuto lead another Phillies rout of bottom-dwelling Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins has been hot at the plate lately. Scorching, actually. Like this boiling-soup summer weather.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 7, 2022

Braves rookie Spencer Strider dominates Phillies again in 13-1 rout, a reminder of the need to hold tight to young pitching

ATLANTA — Spencer Strider stands barely 6 feet tall, but there’s fire in his right arm. And for seven innings Tuesday night, for the second time in a week, the Atlanta Braves rookie dialed up his low-effort, triple-digit fastball and overpowered the Phillies.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 3, 2022

Weighing the choices facing the Phillies as the MLB draft approaches

Twenty years ago, the last time the Phillies held the 17th pick in the draft, Cole Hamels slipped past the midpoint of the first round because of an arm injury that spooked several teams. The Phillies chose him and, well, the gamble paid off about as much as it possibly…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 15, 2022