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The Phillies and reliever Ryan Madson had a tough breakup. First, it appeared that the Phillies and Madson had worked out a four-year deal after the 2011 season. Madson had to settle for a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Madson came down with an injury and never threw a pitch for the Reds in […]
Courtesy Stefan Jarrin via Twitter The Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers today completed the July trade that sent outfielder Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers and reliever Josh Lindblom, minor-league pitcher Ethan Martin, and a player to be named to Philadelphia. That player's name is Stefan Jarrin, Phillies.com reports. Jarrin was a rookie-ball […]
Well, we knew left-handed pitcher Joe Savery was being sent to Lehigh Valley to join the Iron Pigs but did not know who would be taking his spot on the Phillies' active roster. According to a source of Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, that pitcher will be Brian Sanches. In the majors this season, […]
Chad Qualls has, um, struggled this season. But after allowing Wednesday night's game to get out of reach, Phillies fans took to Twitter and his handle @Qualls50 to give him a piece of their minds directly. There were a couple fans that were nice to him. Most, however, were nasty: (Click to enlarge if you […]
Well, Dontrelle Willis could not make the Phillies. So, to increase his chances of making a major league team, he went for one of the worst possible teams: The Baltimore Orioles. But, he could not make the Baltimore Orioles after signing a minor league contract. The Orioles assigned Willis to AAA Norfolk, but he […]
Jake Diekman has been impressive this spring, despite not having pitched above AA. The Phillies sent four more to the minor league camp today: Michael Schwimer, Philippe Aumont, Jeremy Horst, and David Purcey. This could be an interesting development to the left-handed part of the Phillies bullpen. After Dontrelle Willis was released, the only […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the news via twitter: The Phillies are in uncharted territory: next year or soon thereafter they could have one strong, homegrown bullpen. In recent years, the Phillies have converted some of their starters into relievers with […]
