Vince Velasquez

Taking stock of the Pirates after the first week and change of the season. The bullpen has been a bright spot.

The veteran right-hander will get a chance to win a rotation spot this spring. "This is an opportunity to really start all over," he said.

He watched from the dugout as the Padres took their first lead in 46 innings and ended a humiliating losing streak.

The Phillies will delay as many trade decisions as they can for as long as they can. But trade deadline and roster clarity are coming soon.

The Phillies could run a four-man rotation for most of June, and it appears they are leaning in that direction. How much will they push it?

A new plan with pitching coach Caleb Cotham, conversations with teammates and an offseason vow have helped the righty exceed expectations.

For now, the Phillies are content with their fourth- and fifth-starter situation, but change is almost certainly coming in the months ahead.

It's too early to ascribe larger meaning to the Phillies' hitting trends, but they are indicators of a dysfunctional lineup.

Going from 60 games to 162 games will challenge the Phillies' pitching depth. How will they manage the situation now and later in the year?

The first chapter of his sixth season with the Phillies was the full Vince Velasquez experience. The team faces a "tricky situation."

Dombrowski discussed Howard's 2021 usage, the revamped bullpen and the rotation depth as the Phillies zero in on the Opening Day roster.

Numerous factors are at play as the Phillies' new brain trust makes decisions on center field, the bullpen and the bench before Opening Day.

Howard is here for a reason, and he will contribute innings for this team. But how? And how can the Phillies fix the obvious bullpen issues?

Machado to Pittsburgh? Yelich to Cleveland? An attempt to reselect the top 30 picks of 2010 based on what we know from the last ten years.

Yelich: “Weird things happen. You do well against some guys and then there are guys you struggle against. I don’t have a reason for it.”

The Phillies will adhere to their strengths, new trends be damned, and that means an emphasis on pitching down in the zone.

There is very little experience among the starters in camp outside of the four rotation locks, plus Vince Velasquez and Nick Pivetta.

Eno Sarris profiles five starters that significantly changed their approach pitching approach in the final month of the 2019 regular season.