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By Josh Liddick, Sports Talk Philly Staff As the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline looms for teams around Major League Baseball, the Phillies have had their phones ringing constantly for players such as Jeremy Hellickson and Jeanmar Gomez. However, as time passes, Vince Velasquez has popped up on the radar of one team […]
Embed from Getty Images Starting Pitching Matchup: Philadelphia Phillies (47-57) Atlanta Braves (35-67) RHP Vince Velasquez RHP Tyrell Jenkins (8-2, 3.34 ERA) (0-2, 6.17 ERA) It's a bit of a late start tonight as the Braves are holing their alumni weekend ceremonies tonight. Tyrell Jenkins, who the Braves acquired when they dealt Jayson Heyward […]
Embed from Getty Images In an interview on 97.5 The Fanatic on Thursday, Adam Caplan of ESPN reported that Eagles coaches have already tweaked Carson Wentz’s throwing mechanics, and are "not even thinking about" playing their rookie signal caller this season. Caplan also mentioned that this year is all about getting Wentz "used to […]
Embed from Getty Images Reporters huddled around Eagles head coach Doug Pederson following today’s full squad practice, and among the topics of conversation was the newly agreed upon one-year, $4.5 million contract extension of running back Darren Sproles. "Anytime you can have a playmaker like Darren Sproles, and you can keep him locked up […]
Embed from Getty Images In the latest edition of the "K-Lot Podcast," Denny Basens, Jeff Kolsky and Tim Kelly discuss the open of Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp, expectations for Carson Wentz and more. You can subscribe to the podcast on Soundcloud.
Embed from Getty Images By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor Monday, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reported that the Texas Rangers were interested in Philadelphia Phillies starter Vince Velasquez. Morosi noted at that that time that the price for the 23-year-old is 'obviously high,' which seems to suggest that it's unlikely that the […]
Embed from Getty Images By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor Though the Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly drawn interest from a few clubs on closer Jeanmar Gomez, it appears that the 28-year-old will be with the club past Monday's non-waiver trade deadline. According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies have fielded calls regarding their […]
Embed from Getty Images Starting Pitching Matchup: Philadelphia Phillies (46-57) Atlanta Braves (35-66) RHP Aaron Nola RHP Matt Wisler (5-9, 4.75 ERA) (4-10, 4.92 ERA) Aaron Nola gets a shot at redemption tonight in Turner Field against the basement dwelling Braves. Nola had a really nice outing out of the break against Miami on the […]
Embed from Getty Images By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor While Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard reportedly is drawing some surprise trade interest, the other remaining member from the 2008 World Series team, catcher Carlos Ruiz, doesn't appear to be fairing as well on the trade market. According to Jon Heyman of […]
The Phillies went into 2016 looking to rebuild, which meant getting to evaluate some of their young players. One offensive player that the Phillies planned to get a long look at was outfielder Aaron Altherr. After just eight Spring Training at bats and one hit – a home run – Altherr dove in right field for […]
