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J.P. Arencibia chats with some old friends prior to the Phillies – Blue Jays game in Dunedin (Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) CLEARWATER, Fla —  In Tuesday's Grapefruit League opener at Bright House Field, designated hitter and non-roster invitee J.P. Arencibia turned some heads.  A line drive home run to center field was the offensive highlight of a […]

  The internet is buzzing.   Earlier tonight, Howard Eskin of Fox 29 tweeted this: I'm told #phillies working on a major trade. Details tonight at 10:50 @FOX29philly news. Will tweet after news. — Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) November 13, 2013 On the newscast, Eskin identified Blue Jays outfielder/third baseman Jose Bautista as the player the […]

People were upset that Marlon Byrd at 36 years old got $8 million a year for two years.  How about for a catcher, also off a substance suspension who had a down year?  That amount is $10 million a year for two years.  Ruiz will be 35 opening day.  Byrd will be 36. Ken Rosenthal […]

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Posted by Frank Klose Wikipedia commons In a surprising move, Sunday evening the Phillies announced that former Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal will return to the organization to provide catching depth in the event of an injury to Carlos Ruiz or Brian Schneider.   Lieberthal decided to hit the comeback trail, and what team would be […]

Posted by Frank Klose After his 1st inning at bat, Carlos Ruiz did not take the field to catch.  The official word, according to many sources via Twitter, is "lower back tightness". Pete Orr is the emergency catcher.