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Wins, Losses, and Ties: Predicting the Phillies’ Fate in 2026 Grapefruit League Play
By Nick Piccone
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The Phillies open Grapefruit League play in less than two weeks, but it’s never too early to look at wins and losses. And ties. How else are we going to predict how the team does during the marathon 162-game regular season? By looking at last year? Please.
It’s important to remember the spring training squad will be without some of the heavy bumpers due to the World Baseball Classic, which will surely affect these wins, losses, and ties. The Phillies will actually be taking on Team Canada on March 4th before the official tournament begins later that night in Tokyo. The World Baseball Classic championship game will be March 17th.
Now, to the predictions:
- Sat., Feb. 21, 1:07 p.m. @ Toronto – W
- Sun., Feb. 22 1:05 p.m. vs Pittsburgh – W
- Mon., Feb. 23, 6:05 p.m. @ Washington – L
- Tue., Feb. 24, 1:10 p.m. @ Miami – L
- Wed., Feb. 25, 1:05 p.m. vs. Detroit – L
- Thu., Feb. 26, 1:05 p.m. vs Washington – L
- Fri., Feb. 27, 1:05 p.m. @ Detroit – W
- Fri., Feb. 27, 1:05 p.m. vs Miami – L
- Sat., Feb. 28, 1:07 p.m. @ Toronto – L
- Sun., Mar. 1, 1:05 p.m. vs New York Yankees – W
- Tue., Mar. 3, 1:05 p.m. @ Tampa Bay – L
- Wed., Mar. 4, 1:05 p.m. vs Canada – W
- Thu., Mar. 5, 1:05 p.m. vs Boston – L
- Fri., Mar. 6, 1:05 p.m. @ Pittsburgh – W
- Sat., Mar. 7, 1:05 p.m. vs Toronto – W
- Sun., Mar. 8, 1:05 p.m. @ Minnesota – T
- Mon., Mar. 9, 1:05 p.m. @ Boston – W
- Tue., Mar. 10, 1:05 p.m. vs New York Yankees – L
- Thu., Mar. 12, 1:05 p.m. vs Toronto – L
- Fri., Mar. 13, 1:05 p.m. vs Baltimore – W
- Sat., Mar. 14, 1:05 p.m. @ New York Yankees – L
- Sun., Mar. 15, 1:05 p.m. vs Atlanta – W
- Mon., Mar. 16, 1:05 p.m. @ Detroit – W
- Tue., Mar. 17, 1:05 p.m. vs Minnesota – W
- Wed., Mar. 18, 1:05 p.m. @ Atlanta – L
- Thu., Mar. 19, 1:05 p.m. vs Tampa Bay – W
- Fri., Mar. 20, 1:05 p.m. vs Detroit – L
- Sat., Mar. 21, 1:05 p.m. @ Baltimore – T
- Sun., Mar. 22, 1:05 p.m. @ New York Yankees – L
- Mon., Mar. 23, 12:05 p.m., vs Tampa Bay – W
Final record prediction: 14-14-2. Perfectly average.
editor’s note: if you didn’t figure it out by now, this is a satirical post
Nick Piccone has covered Philly sports and events for over 14 years with various outlets, including PhillyVoice and Philly Influencer. In 2015, he co-launched the Straight Shooters Wrestling Podcast. He's also a producer for Fox Sports Radio Philadelphia and the Villanova Sports Radio Network. He grew up in South Philadelphia and South Jersey, and is a graduate of Neumann University. Contact: picconenick@gmail.com