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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Trea Turner and Phillies prospect Aidan Miller worked together at shortstop on Monday at Carpenter Complex.

Here is a look at the first player the Phillies selected in every Draft (specifically, the Rule 4 Draft -- typically in June) since 1965:

PHILADELPHIA -- Dick Allen nicknamed Paul Owens “The Pope” because he looked so much like Pope Paul VI. But Owens had more going for him than a holy doppelganger. He took the moribund Phillies and developed and acquired some of the greatest players in franchise history for one of the

PHILADELPHIA -- Charlie Manuel punched his left hand into the air. He had something important to say to the euphoric crowd at Citizens Bank Park. He wanted them to hear it. “Hey!” he said. “This is for Philadelphia! This is for our fans!" The crowd roared. Manuel had plenty of

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Alec Bohm would love to be that cleanup guy again. His timing would be perfect. Bohm, 29, is entering perhaps his final year with the Phillies, set to become a free agent following this season. It would boost his stock if he returned to the form that

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It sure sounds like Bryce Harper took things personally. He insisted on Sunday morning at BayCare Ballpark that he creates his own motivation every offseason. He always works to be great, he said. But this offseason looked and felt different following Phillies president of baseball operations Dave

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Aaron Nola smiled. Of course he’s Italian, he said. “Nola,” he emphasized.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Kyle Schwarber had another unforgettable offseason. His wife, Paige, gave birth to their first daughter and third child in December, shortly after he signed a five-year, $150 million contract with the Phillies. In March 2022, the Schwarbers memorably drove to the hospital about an hour after he

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Nick Castellanos’ severed relationship with the Phillies lingered Friday at BayCare Ballpark. But the air was clearing. “I saw it,” Kyle Schwarber said, referring to Castellanos’ hand-written letter posted on Instagram. “It is what it is, right? I think the biggest thing is that we all wish

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Nick Castellanos’ relationship with the Phillies had soured, even before he brought a beer into the dugout in Miami last June. It wasn’t the only act of gross subordination that night at loanDepot park. But Castellanos’ actions in Miami pushed the Phillies into releasing their $100 million

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- For a team that’s running it back, things looked a little different on Wednesday at BayCare Ballpark. Consider the lockers on the north side of the Phillies’ clubhouse. The club's No. 3-ranked prospect, Justin Crawford, has a locker next to Otto Kemp, Bryson Stott and Trea Turner.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Zack Wheeler kept the rib. It’s not unusual for patients to keep mementos from their surgeries, including teeth, kidney stones and metal implants. More than a few pitchers have bone spurs and ribs at home. Wheeler is no different. He had thoracic outlet decompression surgery in September,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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