UPDATE: Blue Jays not pursuing Ben Revere; Orioles trade for Brewers Parra

  Update (11:47am): According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Blue Jays are talking to the Phillies about Revere, but aren't interested at the current asking price. The Phils are still in discussions with another team that is currently unknown. Addendum: The Blue Jays aren't interested in Ben Revere AT CURRENT ASKING PRICE; nothing current. PHI talking […]

Brandon Apter  •  31 Jul 2015
Carlos Ruiz drives in two during 1,000th career game as Phillies best Braves

  View image | gettyimages.com Braves starter Shelby Miller came into tonight's game in Philadelphia with a 0.84 ERA against the Phillies this season over three starts. Carlos Ruiz, playing in his 1,000th career game, gave the Phils the lead in the fourth and the bullpen hurled zero's for the final four frames, sealing the […]

Brandon Apter  •  30 Jul 2015
Dodgers set to land Mat Latos, Alex Wood, Mike Morse, Jim Johnson in three-team deal

  The Phillies have been very active on the trade market over the last two days, dealing closer Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals and sending Cole Hamels to Texas for five prospects. One of the teams that once highly regarded Cole Hamels is working on completing a deal of their own with both the Miami […]

Brandon Apter  •  30 Jul 2015
Phillies net three of Rangers top five prospects in Hamels trade

  View image | gettyimages.com July 29th has been a very hectic day for the Phillies in recent past. They got Cliff Lee from Cleveland on the 29th in 2009, acquired Roy Oswalt & Hunter Pence from Houston on the 29th in 2010 and 2011, respectively. On July 29th, 2015, the Phillies traded their homegrown […]

Brandon Apter  •  30 Jul 2015
King Cole’s Reign Ends: Phillies deal Hamels, Diekman to Rangers for three top prospects

  View image | gettyimages.com Just one day after parting ways with closer Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies have agreed to send ace left-hander Cole Hamels, reliever Jake Diekman and $9.5 million to the Rangers in exchange for Texas top prospects Jake Thompson (RHP), Jorge Alfaro (C) and Nick Williams (OF) along with minor league pitchers […]

Brandon Apter  •  29 Jul 2015
Report: Hamels to Rangers deal being finalized

  The same reporter that tweeted earlier on Wednesday that the Rangers and Phillies were nowhere close to a deal has new information, pointing towards a possible trade between the two clubs that could get done as early as Thursday. Rangers are getting close to getting Hamels…. Sources are say two sides are almost there […]

Brandon Apter  •  29 Jul 2015
Mets acquire Carlos Gomez from Brewers

  Just one day after the NL East leading Nationals added Jonathan Papelbon to their bullpen, the Mets added a bat to their lineup. New York entered Wednesday's action just one game behind Washington for the NL East lead.  Deal with #Brewers is done pending physicals. Gomez to #Mets — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, […]

Brandon Apter  •  29 Jul 2015
Fresh to the Farm: Phillies acquire Nationals top prospect Nick Pivetta

The Phillies acquired Nick Pivetta , pictured above on the right, from the Nationals in exchange for Jonathan Papelbon The Phillies finally pulled the trigger on a trade today, sending their all-time leader in saves, Jonathan Papelbon, along with cash to NL East Division rival Washington. In exchange for the veteran closer, the Phillies received the […]

Brandon Apter  •  28 Jul 2015
With trade winds swirling, Phillies bump Hamels’ start to Friday

  The Phillies have set a deadline to other teams for Cole Hamels offers and because of the rumors surrounding the ace, the team has announced that Cole's scheduled Thursday start will be pushed back until Friday…if he is still here, that is.

Brandon Apter  •  28 Jul 2015