Articles by Tim Kelly (1038)
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor Without Odubel Herrera, the Philadelphia Phillies outfield is collectively hitting .193 in 2016. Despite that, ESPN's Jayson Stark said in a Tuesday appearance on 97.5 the Fanatic that a league executive told him that he believes the Phillies should trade the 24-year-old center fielder.
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor Despite the fact that he handed the baton of being the Philadelphia Phillies' president over to Andy MacPhail seven months ago, and hasn't been the team's general manager since 2008, Hall of Fame executive Pat Gillick doesn't seem to have scaled back his involvement with […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, Managing Editor One season ago, Odubel Herrera's month of May — a month in which he hit just .202 — led many to wonder if the Rule-5 pick's .301 average in April wasn't a fluke, at least to a degree. Since that time, the conversation surrounding Herrera […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, managing editor File this one under the category of ''Yes, he's still in the organization''. According to Meghan Montemurro of The News Journal, reliever Mario Hollands will begin a rehab appearance for the Single A Clearwater Threshers Monday. For all of you curious about status of LHP […]
Embed from Getty Images Though it's appeared a matter of when the Philadelphia Eagles hire Joe Douglas to head their personnel department since the NFL Draft, we appear to have reached the "when" stage. According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Geoff Mosher of 97.5 the Fanatic/Eaglesscoutingnest.com, the Philadelphia Eagles and Douglas […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, managing editor It only took 29 games, but the Philadelphia Phillies appear to have changed the national discussion surrounding the team from the topic of tanking to them having a bright future, largely because of the success of their trio of young starters. One league scout, who […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, managing editor The Philadelphia Phillies own the No. 1 pick in next month's MLB Draft, though it doesn't appear the draft will be the only place that the team adds elite young talent this summer. One year after signing Dominican first-baseman Jhailyn Ortiz, the team reportedly plans […]
Embed from Getty Images With just over 10 days until the NBA's Draft lottery, the Philadelphia 76ers reportedly have made a hire that will help shape their restructured front-office. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical, the Sixers have hired Ned Cohen away from the league office to join their front-office to fill a […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Tim Kelly, managing editor Jon Heyman of the MLB Network says that on Friday afternoon two-time Cy Young award-winner Tim Lincecum will hold a showcase for interested teams to scout him. Heyman and other outlets have suggested that more than half the league will be at the showcase. To this […]
Potential No. 1 overall pick Jason Groome speaks to reporters after his start on Saturday, April 29th. (T.J. Hunt/PBR New Jersey) The Philadelphia Phillies are in the midst of a six-game winning streak, which is especially encouraging when you consider that the team still has one of the game's better farm systems and owns the No. […]