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The Phillies have made a significant trade for the first time in the 2015 offseason and for the first time from their core that won the 2008 World Series. With rebuilding the focus this offseason, the Phillies would have to cut ties with some of the organization's favorite players, if for no other reason […]
Throughout the first seventeen games of the season, the Sixers were incapable of winning games, but recently that trend of ugly play has come to a close. They have won two of their last three and now with a record of 2-18 on the season, they find themselves only 6.5 games back of the eight […]
The Phillies are ready to rebuild, but the team has some mainstays in shortstop Jimmy Rollins, second baseman Chase Utley, and first baseman Ryan Howard. If the team wishes to rebuild, something has to give to clear spaces for young players that the Phillies could acquire. While Rollins and Utley with full no-trade projection […]
#453757164 / gettyimages.com Now that Jon Lester has agreed to sign with the Chicago Cubs, the teams who lost out on Lester's services are scrambling to make alternate plans. One of those teams is the San Francisco Giants, who targeted Lester in recent days. They may have never really been in it. But, […]
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Photo: Wikipedia Commons The shopping may begin. Jon Lester had to sign with a club in order for the Cole Hamels market to really heat up. After considering the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox, Lester has found a new home. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports: Sources: […]
"I should be somewhere else", Antonio Bastardo said last season, after the trade deadline passed and the Phillies did not trade him. With the left-handed side of the Phillies bullpen now primarily in the hands of Mario Hollands and Jake Diekman, Bastardo was and remains expendable. The Phillies may finally move him. According to Sean […]
The Flyers were outplayed for most of the game, but still earned a point. A Jakub Voracek shot was deflected in front by Brayden Schenn for his second goal of the game, tying the game up with just under a minute to play. The scoreboard shows a close-fought 3-2 victory for the Jackets, but the numbers tell a different […]
The Phillies and 29 other teams are converged to San Diego, California for this year's Winter Meetings. With the rebuilding Phillies expected to make a number of deals this offseason, this seems like prime trading time. However, discussions about their most tradeable asset do not appear to be taking place. At least not yet. […]
Earlier this offseason, the Phillies seemed to reverse course on at least one issue: whether or not Cody Asche could switch positions. Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. said that Asche would likely stay put at third base. But at the winter meetings when reporters caught up to Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg, it […]
