Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Option Valdes; Recall Rosenberg

Valdes may have sealed his fate when he allowed a three-run home run to Jason Kipnis in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians . The 32-year-old Valdes had a 7.65 ERA in 10 appearances this season for the Phillies ...

Written by James Wrabel about 2 hours ago 1 reads 0 comments

Amaro Will Be Patient with Phils' Woeful Offense

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. plans to remain patient with his team's struggling offense. He has no trades up his sleeve. The players that are here will be given more time to produce...

Written by Mike Denevi about 23 hours ago 28 reads 0 comments

Tides' Fast Start Too Much for IronPigs

NORFOLK, VA - The Norfolk Tides scored in each of the game's first four innings as they won for the 18th time in their last 21 tries, defeating the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 8-6 Thursday afternoon at Harbor Park...

Written by Martin Kenmore about 1 day ago 2 reads 0 comments

Bullpen Is Top Priority

The scoreboard has been kind to the Phillies . While they slip, slide and fall in their modest pursuit of reaching .500, the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals have failed to pull away...

Written by Martin Kenmore about 1 day ago 2 reads 0 comments

Rollins Aware This Could Be Last Ride for Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- The only sound advice for frustrated Phillies fans these days is sit back, relax and watch...

Written by Martin Kenmore about 1 day ago 1 reads 0 comments

Phillies Sign Zambrano to Minor League Deal

PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander Carlos Zambrano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies . Zambrano Zambrano will report this week to Clearwater, Fla...

Written by Samantha Talavera about 3 days ago 172 reads 0 comments

Philadelphia Phillies: Potential Trade Partners for Chase Utley

The Philadelphia Phillies have been somewhat of a pleasant surprise thus far. Despite sitting two games below .500, the Fightin ' Phils are only three-and-a-half games out of first place in the National League East...

Written by Pete Dymeck about 3 days ago 2,794 reads 10 comments

Phillies and Carlos Zambrano Agree to Minor-League Deal

Written by Michael Pedicano about 3 days ago 10 reads 0 comments

Doc's Surgery Scheduled for Wednesday

RHP Roy Halladay (shoulder) is scheduled to undergo surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday to clean out a bone spur that has caused a partial tear of his rotator cuff.....

Written by Martin Kenmore about 3 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

De Fratus Enjoys Pressurized Situations

It's only been two batters, but they were formidable opponents in the most pressurized of situations and for now, Justin De Fratus is 2 for 2 in these encounters.....

Written by Martin Kenmore about 3 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

Manuel Stands By Revere But Considering Alternatives

The Phillies ' centerfield situation hasn't gone as planned so far. Sure, Ben Revere has exhibited elite range, but his weak throwing arm has permitted several tag-ups from first to second base, and more importantly he hasn't hit...

Written by Martin Kenmore about 3 days ago 2 reads 0 comments

Philadelphia Phillies: Handing Out First-Quarter Grades to the Players, Manager

After a tough first month and a half of the baseball season, filled with both ups and downs, it is time to hand out the first-quarter grades for the Philadelphia Phillies pitchers, position players and the manager...

Written by Marilee Gallagher about 4 days ago 1,313 reads 1 comments

Mayberry Shines in Phillies' 3rd Straight Victory

The Phillies insisted before the game that revenge wasn't the motive, only the chance to get closer to .500. Afterward, Kevin Frandsen admitted that consecutive routs in Cleveland two weeks ago served as a motivating force...

Written by Andrew Joynt about 4 days ago 2,265 reads 0 comments