Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
Sometimes it is tough to believe that just four years ago, the Phillies pitching rotation included guys like Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. Oh, how things change. The Phillies 2015 pitching rotation saw a lot of shuffling thanks to injuries, trades and struggles. Entering the year, it seemed as if […]
2015 was a year of transition to youth for the Phillies. Departures of long-time veterans Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley opened up space for young talent to get some more work in the infield, but since the beginning of the season, the Phillies outfield was an unknown with Rule-5 pick Odubel Herrera, Ben Revere, […]
In Philliedelphia's latest installment of "Season in Review", we'll take a look at what Ken Giles contributed to the team and if his future remains in red pinstripes. When the Phillies traded closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals on July 28th, second year flamethrower Ken Giles finally got his chance to become the teams' full-time closer. […]
With the offseason officially in high gear for the Phillies, the team made some moves on Thursday afternoon, removing several players from the 40-man roster. According to Phillies.com beat writer Todd Zolecki, Justin De Fratus, Erik Kratz, Chase d'Arnaud, Jordan Danks, Adam Loewen and Ken Roberts were all removed. Meanwhile, Jonathan Pettibone was activated from the 60-day disabled list and also outrighted […]
When the Phillies traded Cole Hamels to the Rangers in exchange for top prospects Jorge Alfaro, Nick Williams, Jake Thompson along with mid-level pitchers Jerad Eickhoff and Alec Asher, fans likely didn't realize that the trade would bearing fruit so soon. Both Williams and Thompson impressed in their time with Double-A Reading while Eickhoff and Asher pitched well enough in Triple-A […]
Coming into Tuesday night's game against the Mets, the Phillies were 2-14 against them and 0-4 against their 42-year-old starting pitcher, Bartolo Colon. Thanks to a three-run blast from Darin Ruf, the Phils defeated Colon for the first time this season, finishing off the game with a 4-3 win. Aaron Altherr contributed with an RBI-single late in the game for […]
The Eagles got some good news on the defensive side of things today. Linebacker Kiko Alonso, acquired in the offseason for running back LeSean McCoy, visited with Dr. James Andrews and had arthroscopic surgery performed on his ailing knee. He could return to the field in the next few weeks. Eagles ILB Kiko Alonso had arthroscopic surgery on […]
2015 has been a year of prospects for the Phillies. The major storylines surrounding the club have been revolved around acquiring and developing young talent to create a new core of players to compete for a championship in the coming years. One of the biggest players that looks to be a part of that […]
After taking two out of three from the Nationals in the nation's capitol over the weekend, the Phillies return home to Citizens Bank Park to finish out their 2015 season. Their final homestand begins tonight against the NL East Champion Mets, a team the Phillies have not had any success against this season. In […]
The Eagles got their first win of the season on Sunday against the Jets and their offensive line looked the best it has all season. Unfortunately, they may be missing one of their starters for an extended period of time though. Right guard Andrew Gardner suffered a severely sprained right ankle according to Les […]