Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
Following a day off, the Phillies are in Boston for their second matchup this season against the Red Sox. These two teams opened the season at Citizens Bank Park, with the Red Sox claiming two out of three. The Phils return to Fenway for the first time since 2013. Starting Pitching Match-up: Philadelphia Phillies […]
Dylan Cozens hit .282 in 96 games with Advanced 'A' Clearwater this season (Photo: Baseball Betsy) The minor league awards keep coming for the Phillies as the Advanced 'A' Florida State League announced their end of the year awards on Friday afternoon. Four members of the Clearwater Threshers got honored with Dylan Cozens, Willians Astudillo […]
Photo: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia The Phillies minor league system is stacked with new prospects this season including the likes of Jake Thompson, Nick Williams, Alberto Tirado, Ben Lively, Tom Windle and Zach Eflin. While the new guys have been holding their own, one Phillies draftee, selected in the second round of the 2013 draft has […]
The Phillies have added another outfielder to the mix in September, selecting the contract of 31-year-old Brian Bogusevic from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. To make room for Bogusevic, who was not on the 40-man roster, the Phils transferred left-hander Elvis Araujo to the 60-day disabled list. Bogusevic, just recently named to the International League Post-Season All-Star team, […]
The 2015 Phillies have been bad. There is no getting around that. Beneath all the bad has been some good though. The emergence of Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera and the Major League debut of 2014 first rounder Aaron Nola have given fans something to be excited about moving forward. As the season winds […]
The Phillies have played better since Pete Mackanin has taken over the helm following the resignation of Ryne Sandberg. Mackanin, currently the interim manager, is being evaluated for the full-time position and his connection to his players, most notably the young ones, has caught the attention of plenty of people. He's earned the respect […]
What seemed to be the making of great pitching matchup between Matt Harvey and Aaron Nola turned into Nola's shortest outing of his brief Major League career. The Mets scored three runs in both the second and the third off of the Phillies rookie, who only lasted four innings, giving up six runs and striking out four. The Mets have […]
Photo: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia Acquired by the Phillies in the trade that sent Cole Hamels to the Rangers, Nick Williams has been quite a treat to watch over his first weeks in the Phillies organization. That all came to a halt when Williams collided with the first baseman while grounding out to third on August […]
Photo: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia Double-A Reading clinched a playoff spot on Monday for the first time since 2008 and some of their best and brightest prospects will be heading to Arizona to participate in this year's Fall League. Along with top prospect J.P. Crawford, Jake Kaplan of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Phillies will be sending catcher […]
With rosters expanding today, the Phillies made three minor additions to their big league club. Right-handers Dalier Hinojosa and Colton Murray along with catcher Erik Kratz will head to New York to join the Phillies as they continue their series against the Mets. Hinojisa, 29, had a short stint with the Phillies this year already. […]