Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.

The Philadelphia Phillies ... be 15 feet deeper with the Phillies, but the power alley would be 16 feet shorter and should help boost Verdugo's home run numbers. Baseball Savant shows Verdugo ...

READ MORE: Maybe Dick Allen’s inclusion in the Hall will help heal Philadelphia’s deep racial wounds in baseball Wagner created a stir in June 2005 when he said there were reasons to be hopeful about ...

(Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire) Bob Uecker, the legendary longtime play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Brewers and a former major-league catcher who played two years with the Philadelphia ...

The Phillies will play on a Sunday under the lights ... those teams is somewhat competitive at that point in the season. Philadelphia made four appearances on Sunday Night Baseball last season, ...

The Philadelphia Phillies signed outfielder Max Kepler on a one-year, $10 million deal in December last year. The 31-year-old spent the last decade with the Minnesota Twins and suffered two ...

As a result, the Phillies have been rewarded with the second most early-season appearances on Sunday Night Baseball. According to an ESPN press release, Philadelphia will have three games on ...

For Baseball America subscribers ... as well as deeper cut players to watch. The Phillies typically sign at least one seven-figure bonus player, but this year they are spreading their bonus ...

The Phillies’ trio of top prospects—shortstop Aidan Miller, right-hander Andrew Painter, and outfielder Justin Crawford—will be on full display at major league spring training this February. Announced ...

Philadelphia ... The Phillies don't have an exact timeline for when Painter will pitch in the majors — they're at least not saying it publicly — but president of baseball operations Dave ...

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