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The 2024 Baseball Writers Association of American Pro Baseball Hall of Fame (whew!) ballot was officially unveiled earlier today and it includes a bevy of former members of the Philadelphia Phillies. The most notable of the newest additions is former All-Star second baseman Chase Utley. Utley joins former teammates Bobby Abreu, Jimmy Rollins, and […]
This past weekend, in the tiny village of Cooperstown, New York, the scorebook on the 2023 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductions was officially closed. Former Philadelphia Phillies’ star third baseman Scott Rolen, along with 19-year veteran Fred McGriff, were inducted into baseball’s hallowed hall. The bronze plaques have been placed and now the attention […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy cbsphilly.com The Phillies bats certainly got off to a hot start this season. They scored over five runs in five of their first six games. This came as a surprise to the Phillies faithful, who expected the offense to take a major hit with the injury to Chase Utley […]
Posted by Frank Klose CSNPhilly's Jim Salisbury reports that the Phillies have released Luis Castillo. Well, that lasted long. It remains to be seen who the extra infielder will be, though Rule 5 pick Michael Martinez may be a lock to make the team now.
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As Opening Day quickly approaches, there has been much debate over the Phillies' batting order. While Manager Charlie Manuel has employed a variety of different lineups during Spring Training, his main objectives have been to get his starters plate appearances against MLB-likely pitchers, and to evaluate other players' suitability for bench […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy seattletimes.com Yes, Pedro Feliz was a key member of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. Yes, the Phillies have Chase Utley out for an unknown length with patellar tendonitis. Yes, Pedro Feliz is now available as a free agent. No, Pedro Feliz is not the answer. While Ruben Amaro […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy pe.com The Phillies have signed IF Kevin Frandsen to a minor league deal, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is currently reporting. Fans of course, are overreacting and reading too much into this. Here is a sample from the Twitterspehere: "Kevin Frandsen? It's this bad with Utley? Castillo was one thing but Frandsen? […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy MLBlogs.com So, once again reports surfaced connecting the Philadelphia Phillies to Texas Rangers' infielder Michael Young. What would it take for the Phillies to acquire him? Here is what we know: 1) The Texas Rangers have already displaced their all-star infielder from second base and shortstop in recent years. Signing […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo Courtesy phillies.com In what should be a surprise to none, but a concern to all, Ruben Amaro all but confirmed today that Chase Utley will begin the 2011 season on the DL. Ruben Amaro’s response when asked if Utley would start the season on the DL is below: "I would think […]
Posted by Frank Klose 1992 Topps Stadium Club On Sirius XM's MLB Network Radio, Jim Duquette had Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro on as a guest, and Philadelphia Daily News Phillies Beat Writer Dave Murphy has a partial transcript of the conversation. Amaro was pretty direct, stating any rumors of a trade are "B.S.", and […]
