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Infielder Mike Fontenot was designated for assignment by the Phillies this afternoon. Meanwhile, Michael "Mini-Mart" Martinez has been called up from Triple-A Lehigh to replace his roster spot. Fontenot was signed to a minor-league deal back in April and was brought up to the big club back on May 14th. In 47 games with the […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have optioned left-handed relief pitchers Joe Savery and Jake Diekman to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to make room for the newly acquired outfielder Nate Schierholtz and RHP Josh Lindblom. Savery had a 5.40 ERA in 19 games for the Phillies this season (25.0 innings pitched). Jake Diekman threw slightly better, as he […]
Final: Phillies 8, Nationals 0. WP: Cliff Lee (2-6, 3.73 ERA) LP: Stephen Strasburg (11-5, 3.12 ERA) I forewarned after the matinee game on Sunday afternoon that many Phillies may have put on the red pinstripes for the very last time. Well, it turns out a couple of fan favorites, Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence, indeed have. With Victorino going to Los Angeles and Pence heading to San Francisco, the Phils' outfield has […]
A busy day in a dreadful Phillies season finds them shipping Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence out of town. Both moves were very necessary and look for more in the next month as the waiver trade deadline approaches. My brief editorial is the return for Victorino and Pence is worthy of them. I was among […]
According to reports, the Baltimore Orioles and Phillies have been at a stalemate all night regarding Joe Blanton and it seems to be over Blanton's salary. With the Phillies set to deal the 31-year-old righty starter, the Phillies want to shed the remaining $3MM they owe out of the $8.5MM Blanton's set to make this […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani With Shane Victorino being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers becoming more and more imminent as each minute passes by, the Phillies have reportedly called up Domonic Brown from Triple-A Lehigh. Brown has been scratched from the lineup in this afternoon's IronPigs game and is headed to Washington D.C. Brown has not played […]
Photo: Wikipedia Commons.Aloha, bruddah. According to numerous reports, it looks like Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In return, the Dodgers will send over RHP Josh Lindblom and another player. When it seemed that the Reds were highly likely for Victorino, the tables turned this morning. Reports came in that the […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey CrewIn a report from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for an ace to push for a Wild Card spot or even their NL West division title. According to Rosenthal, the D-backs are interested in two pitchers: Felix Hernandez of the Mariners and Cliff Lee of the Phillies. Lee, meanwhile, […]
Things are heating up with just about 16 hours left until the trade deadline at 4 PM ET tomorrow afternoon. According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, there is "definitely some juice" between the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies regarding outfielder Hunter Pence. theres definitely some juice to the pence-to-the-giants talks. SF determined to land […]
Phillies number 4 prospect (per Baseball America) Jonathan Pettibone made his Triple-A debut for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs this evening against the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington's Triple-A team). After a shaky first inning which found him allowing a run off the rehabbing Jayson Werth's RBI double, Pettibone settled down for the most part. He left […]
