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The Phillies had a near-major league prospect in left-handed starter Adam Morgan. That is, until he tore his rotator cuff in May, 2013. After missing a couple months with that injury, Morgan made only 16 starts in 2013 before being shut down for all of 2014. Finally, Morgan is on the mend. The Philadelphia Inquirer's […]
#453747524 / gettyimages.com The offseason has begun, and so will repairs of various ailments the Phillies players have. Three players are going to go under the knife this offseason, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Zolecki also updates us on pitcher Cliff Lee, who ended 2014 on the disabled list. Carlos Ruiz Ruiz had […]
#451407284 / gettyimages.com The Phillies signed a young second baseman out of Venezuela at the young age of 16. While it feels like Hernandez has been in the Phillies system forever, he had to grow up while playing in the Phillies system. A very talented second baseman, Hernandez has been blocked by long-time Phillies […]
The son of Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton took to Twitter to take to give a long rant about the state of the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans. It started perhaps because he was tired of answering questions about the team. This Middleton is a Hollywood producer, not the owner. That is his father's […]
#456222996 / gettyimages.com Much of the talk before the Phillies played Sunday's season finale against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park centered around whether or not Sunday's game would be Ryan Howard's last game as a Phillie. The fans seemed to wonder as much as well, as they gave Howard a standing […]
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley always was the shy type. That could be why when ordering a hoagie and french fries at Tony Luke's in South Philadelphia, Utley reportedly used a fake name. Local journalist Jason Wolf reports that when placing his order at the local eatery, Utley used the name "Rick" for his order. […]
#456274770 / gettyimages. Today, the Phillies (73-89) faced the Braves (79-83) in the season finale. The Phillies sent Cole Hamels (9-9 2.46 ERA) to the hill. Hamels took the loss in his last start versus the Marlins going seven innings giving up two runs, while striking out four. Hamels was opposed by Braves’ left-hander […]
#455995060 / gettyimages.com Yesterday, the Phillies (73-88) took the loss versus the Braves (78-83) in what may have been A.J. Burnett's final start as a Phillie, and possibly in the Major Leagues. Burnett went six and third innings, giving up four runs on five hits. Ryan Howard had a big day at the plate, […]
Despite some offensive help from Ryan Howard, as is the story for most of the season, things did not go well for A.J. Burnett who made the final start of his season and possibly his career last night. It notched his 18th loss this season which is the worst season in the loss column for […]
2014 has been a forgettable season for Phillies righthander A.J. Burnett. Dealing with a sports hernia for the duration of the season, Burnett has compiled an 8-17 record and 4.53 ERA heading into his final start. Burnett could be making the final start of his major league career today. While Burnett holds a $12.75 […]
