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Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The 2016 Major League Baseball trade deadline went down as the busiest since 1995 with 18 deals being struck across the league. Despite other teams being interested in some of their assets, the Philadelphia Phillies stood pat at the deadline, hanging on to Jeremy Hellickson, […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Final: Braves 2, Phillies 1 ❖ Attendance: 21,545 Atlanta, GA - Thanks to a two-run homer off the bat of Jeff Francoeur in the seventh, the Atlanta Braves salvaged a series split with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field by a score of 2-1. With […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia 76ers will finally have Dario Saric on their roster this season after aquiring him in a draft night trade with the Magic back in 2014. Saric flew to Philadelphi, signed a contract and met with the media before heading back to Croatia to […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor With the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline one day away, talks are heating up around the league. The center of Phillies trade talks has been 29-year-old right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. Acquired from the Diamondbacks on November 14, 2015 for minor leaguer Sam McWilliams, Hellickson has been a […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Atlanta, GA – The Philadelphia Phillies sent nine men to the plate in the eighth inning on Saturday night without registering a hit, leading to a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. That feat had not been accomplished for the team since 1992. […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor Atlanta, GA – The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves square-off in game three of their four-game series at Turner Field in Atlanta tonight. The Phils took the first game, 7-5, on Thursday thanks to home runs from Maikel Franco, Tommy Joseph and Aaron Altherr. On […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor It is two days away from the Major League Baseball trade deadline and Phillies trade chip Jeremy Hellickson could bring the team a bigger haul than just a top-5 prospect after this morning's deal between the Padres and Marlins. Sign that the trade market has […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor The Philadelphia 76ers will have a completely different look come Opening Night in 2016. Fans will get to witness a roster that includes the likes of Ben Simmons, Jahlil Okafor, Dario Saric, Nerlens Noel and potentially Joel Embiid. There is also some excitement for second year players T.J. McConnell and […]
Phillies prospect Jorge Alfaro has thrown out 42 percent of base stealers this season with Double-A Reading (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor MLB Pipeline released their Midseason Top 100 prospect list on Wednesday and five Philadelphia Phillies prospects were on the list, led by shortstop J.P. Crawford at No. 3. Also included in […]
Embed from Getty Images By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor It's just four days away from the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline and the Philadelphia Phillies are standing pat in their talks with regard to right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, asking for a top prospect to complete a deal. Teams talking to Phillies about Jeremy Hellickson […]