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Brandon Apter/Philliedelphia By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant Final: Tigers 6, Phillies 5 ❖ Attendance: 8,382 CLEARWATER, Fla. — As the spring starts to wind down, you start to look for players who are going to be regulars to have an impact. The Phillies got that on Saturday afternoon. Freddy Galvis homered, Odubel Herrera and Cameron Rupp drove in […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Phillies (14-7-3) have been near the top of the Grapefruit League standings for much of the spring, stringing together a solid month. Much of that success has been led by Maikel Franco, who continued his torrid spring with his eighth home run on […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Philadelphia Phillies (14-7) offense could only muster one run against the Astros yesterday and will look to rebound tonight in Orlando with a matchup against the Atlanta Braves (6-16) at Champion Stadium. During yesterday's loss, Cedric Hunter provided the lone RBI while Charlie Morton, who is slated to begin […]
Jeremy Hellickson allowed one run and struck out five in two innings of work on Friday afternoon. Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia The Phillies brought the bats in the early going. A seven-run second inning had them rolling to a win. Then the eighth inning hit and the wheels fell off. Luis Garcia, Hector Neris and […]
J.P. Arencibia rounds third after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of @VSPC via Twitter The first game of spring training is all about first impressions. For a few Phillies, it was certainly a good first impression — see J.P. Arencibia and David Hernandez. Of course, the other side […]
Embed from Getty Images That special day is upon us, the day when spring unofficially begins and preparation for the season starts with a clean slate. Pitchers and catchers reported to Clearwater on Wednesday and the first workout is this morning. Phillies baseball is back. In recent years, this day has provided a sense […]
The Winter Meetings are set to conclude in another 24 hours and the final order of business will be the Rule 5 Draft. The Draft has been a focal point for the Phillies, who hold the top pick. According to J.J. Cooper of Baseball America, they will select outfielder Tyler Goeddel with the first pick. […]
View image | gettyimages.com 2015 marked the year the Phillies finally let go of the past. So goodbye, Jimmy Rollins – traded in 2014. Goodbye, Cole Hamels. Goodbye, Chase Utley. But 2015 also marked the welcome of a key piece to the lineup for years to come. Say hello to Maikel Franco.
When you are drafted seventh overall by a team in desperate need of a rebuild, you tend to come fully equipped with expectations. Aaron Nola was drafted with an already carved timeline. He was on the fast track to the majors. And it didn't take him long to make it to the Phillies.
View image | gettyimages.com In what was possibly his final start of the 2015 season, Aaron Nola continued to show the poise of a future star. He worked around two difficult jams and held the Nationals off the board through five innings. But Stephen Strasburg was better, and nearly held the Phillies completely off […]
