Writer: Brandon Apter
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Back in early March, the Eagles signed quarterback Sam Bradford to a two-year deal worth $36 million, $26 of which is guaranteed. At that point, it seemed like they were comfortable with him at the helm for now until they found a franchise guy in the coming years. […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies are 9-3 this season in one-run games after going 9-69 in those situations last season. The 2016 record strongly reflects the pitching performances that the Phils have gotten, but their offense continues to struggle. The team has scored 90 runs this year, good for […]
Ben Lively leads the Eastern League with 30 strikeouts this season (Steven Kiebach/Philliedelphia) By: Brandon Apter, contributor Just nine days after earning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors, Phillies prospect Ben Lively has been named to Baseball America's All-Prospect Team for April. Lively is 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA through five starts this season with Double-A Reading. The […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Final: Phillies 1, Cardinals 0 ❖ Attendance: 40,087 St.Louis, MO — Looking to rebound from a blowout loss on Monday night, the Phillies turned to 2014 first round pick, Aaron Nola. Nola was coming off of a performance against the Nationals on April 28th that saw him scatter just two hits […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor Final: Phillies 2, Indians 1 ❖ Attendance: 23,809 PHILADELPHIA — Pitching, whether it has been the starters or the bullpen, has been the reason for the Phillies (15-10) strong start to 2016. Today was no different. Vince Velasquez spun six shutout innings and the bullpen held off the Indians […]
Jake Thompson is sporting a 6.16 ERA through four starts this season in Triple-A (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) The Phillies got themselves quite a haul when they sent former ace Cole Hamels to the Rangers. In return, they got Nick Williams, Matt Harrison, Jerad Eickhoff, Alec Asher, Jorge Alfaro and Jake Thompson. While both Eickhoff and Asher have spent time in the big […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies lost Charlie Morton to a hamstring injury on April 23rd, during the series in Milwaukee and things are not looking good for the 32-year-old right-hander who was hoping to stabilize a rotation filled with three young arms. Morton had an exam to futher determine the extent of […]
Tom Eshelman was a part of the seven-player trade that sent Ken Giles to Houston (Photo: Baseball Betsy) By: Brandon Apter, contributor Phillies prospects are impressing early and their respective leagues are noticing. Zach Eflin, Jorge Alfaro, Mitch Walding, Ben Lively have each taken home Pitcher of the Week or Player of the Week honors and this […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, contributor The Phillies acquired a plethora of talent through trades over the past few years, but also have some home grown players that hope to don red pinstripes one day. One of those guys is 2015 first round pick Cornelius Randolph, who ranks 88th in Baseball America's Top 100 prospect […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor It looks like the Sixers will finally see at least one of their 2014 lottery picks suit up for the team this coming season. Word of Dario Saric’s imminent arrival – he recently informed his Turkish teammates of his intention to join the Sixers this […]
