Articles by Brandon Apter (1888)
You may have heard a lot this past season about JP Crawford and Maikel Franco, but another Phillies prospect is grabbing some attention in the Arizona Fall League. Just 5-foot-10, Roman Quinn was originally a shortstop prospect for the Phils but has since been switched to centerfield, where his speed could become an asset in […]
With the season set to begin for the Sixers on Wednesday night, they made a few final moves to get their roster down to 15. Yesterday, they struck a deal with the Knicks, sending embattled big-man Arnett Moultrie to New York in exchange for Travis Outlaw, whom was promptly waived and a future second round […]
#452226076 / gettyimages.com The Phillies continued to cut down their 40-man roster today, removing B.J. Rosenberg. The 29-year-old reliever cleared waivers and has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Lehigh Valley with the option of electing to become a free agent. A 13th round pick in the 2008 draft, Rosenberg never consistenly pitched well […]
#149993590 / gettyimages.com Yesterday, CSNPhilly.com's John Clark sat down with Phillies Interim President, Pat Gillick. The former GM of the Phillies, who helped build the squad that won the title in '08, said that the Phils were not leaning towards retooling, they were focusing moreso on a rebuilding. Gillick said he doesn't expect the […]
#452614920 / gettyimages.com Gold Glove finalists were named yesterday by Major League Baseball & Rawlings and second baseman, Chase Utley, was the lone Phillie to make the list. Believe it or not, the long-time second baseman for Philadelphia has never won a Gold Glove in his career. The winners of the awards will be […]
#476758521 / gettyimages.com The Phillies sured up a spot in their pitching rotation yesterday by signing Jerome Williams to a one-year, $2.5 million deal with performance incentives. It is a very low-risk deal after Williams performed well, giving up two runs or less in six of his nine starts as a Phillie. With Cole […]
With Phillies season over, Eagles season ongoing and Flyers season beginning shortly, the other team in Philadelphia begun their exibition schedule tonight. The Sixers, now with last year's first-rounder Nerlens Noel in the lineup, traveled to Boston to visit Evan Turner and the Celtics to open the preseason. The Sixers have not been the talk […]
#455806766 / gettyimages.com Heading into tonight's game, the Phillies (73-87) were hoping to finish the disappointing 2014 campaign on a good note as they welcomed their struggling NL East foe, the Atlanta Braves (77-83), to town for the final series of the season. Both teams have endured plenty of difficulties this season, but Atlanta […]
#71304194 / gettyimages.com Though he may not have been a part of the five straight NL East Championships, the two NL Pennants and the World Series Championship, Bobby Abreu was an integral part of the Phllies organization for the better part of nine years. He had a brief stint with the team this season […]
#456000374 / gettyimages.com There is no questioning this season has been just awful for the most part. The Phillies (72-87) head into the final weekend of play in last place in the NL East, a place they haven't been in at this time since 2000. Sure, there have been many disappointments this season but […]