Bullpen
Strahm Out, Questions Remain About Phillies Bullpen Direction UPDATE II The Phillies have made a notable bullpen move, trading left-handed reliever Matt Strahm to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jonathan Bowlan. UPDATE According to ESPN insider Jeff Passan, the Philadelphia Phillies are likely to trade reliever Matt Strahm as the organization […]
Former Navy pitcher Noah Song is beginning his rehab stint in Single-A Clearwater tonight. Earlier this week, Rob Thomson announced he wouldn’t begin the assignment until Friday, but it appears the slate has changed. The Phils will have 30 days to place Song on the 26-man roster once the rehab assignment begins. Phillies shocked the […]
The league’s top reliver is hitting the injury list.
Posted by Danielle Wilson It's a story that will make you pump your fist with excitement; the Phillies' bullpen is nearly complete. This morning, it was established that the bullpen will be set as Ryan Madson, Jose Contreras, Kyle Kendrick, J.C. Romero, Danys Baez, David Herndon, and Antonio Bastardo. This news came minutes after […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Photo courtesy www.philliesnation.com As the Phillies prepare for their final Spring Training games, they made a somewhat surprising addition to their traveling squad. Despite the fact that he was recently assigned to their minor league camp, right-handed reliever Mike Stutes was selected to accompany the squad to Philadelphia. Stutes, who is […]
Is making Seranthony Dominguez the closer the best option for the Phillies?
Photo: Arturo Pardavilla III/Wikimedia Commons/Fair Use The Phillies bullpen will always be a polarizing topic and for good reason. Corey Knebel and Jeurys Familia helped blow a two-run lead on Sunday against the Dodgers. There’s also the infamous Thursday night where James Norwood was a disaster against the Mets leading to a clearly not-ready Knebel, […]
With a bullpen that was neglected in the construction of an otherwise viable team, Phillies general manager Matt Klentak should lose his job if he cannot fix this.
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The Phillies have made the following roster moves. Relievers Connor Brogdon and Blake Parker have been called up. Nick Pivetta has been optioned to triple-A. Nick Williams and Trevor Kelley have been designated for assignment.
