Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
View image | gettyimages.com Well, take one more team out of the running for Cole Hamels. The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Yovani Gallardo in exchange for thee prospects, infielder Luis Sardinas and righties Corey Knebel and Marcos Diplan. The Dallas Morning News reported earlier last week that the Phillies and Rangers were talking about Hamels, but Texas was weary about […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the fourth time in as many seasons, the Eagles will have a new quarterbacks coach. On Monday, Bill Musgrave was named as the offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders, under head coach, Jack Del Rio. Musgrave served as the OC under Del Rio in Jacksonville during the 2003-04 season. […]
View image | gettyimages.com We learned last week that LeSean McCoy was not going to participate in this year's Pro Bowl due to an undisclosed injury. Alfred Morris was selected in his place. A few days after that news, Jeremy Maclin and Jon Dorenbos were added to the all-star roster. Yesterday, Alex Marvez of […]
When the Sixers suffered through the abysmal 2013-14 campaign, fans were eager to see what the draft would bring. With the exception of KJ McDaniels, the Sixers don't have much to show just yet for their draft with Joel Embiid injured and other picks deciding to work on their game overseas. When the Sixers got […]
View image | gettyimages.com While plenty of talk has surfaced regarding the Eagles and Marcus Mariota, the reality is that they likely won't trade up to get him. The amount of high draft picks it would cost along with a combination of a player or two just may not be worth it. Look at […]
View image | gettyimages.com Ruben Amaro has had no problems hiding the Phillies direction. Get younger, more athletic and focus on player development. The rebuild has more or less begun, with Jimmy Rollins and Marlon Byrd gone in exchange for three young pitching prospects with high ceilings. That being said, the Phils still have […]
View image | gettyimages.com Earlier this week, both Ben Revere and Domonic Brown filed for salary arbitration. Kevin Cooney of the Bucks County Courier Times reports that both Brown and Revere have reached one-year agreements with the Phillies. Dom Brown gets $2.5 million while Ben Revere gets $4.1 million to avoid salary arbitration. One […]
Now that Jimmy Rollins is officially a Dodger, the focus of the Phillies shortstop position doesn't really focus on Freddy Galvis. Rather, the depature of Rollins will make fans zero in more so on the development of top prospect, JP Crawford. Earlier this week, Crawford along with Aaron Nola and newly-acquired prospect, Zach Eflin, took […]
View image | gettyimages.com Eagles running back, LeSean McCoy, will be excused from the Pro Bowl scheduled to take place on January 25th, according to the Inquirer's Jeff McLane. No alternative has been selected to fill McCoy's spot yet. Eddy Lacy of the Packers and Jeremy Hill of the Bengals are possible options. It […]
Just a little over seven years ago, the Sixers struck a deal with the Jazz, sending forward and three-point specialist, Kyle Korver, to Utah in exchange for Gordon Giricek and a protected first round pick. Well, Giricek played in just 12 games for the Sixers during the 07-08 season while Korver has gone on to […]