Writer: Brandon Apter

  The Phillies will look to win their sixth straight game after a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks and a split with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maikel Franco joined the team on Friday and hit his first Major League triple and home run in yesterday afternoon's game. Tonight, the Phillies are out west to begin a […]

  The Phillies have won five in a row and look to go for their sixth tonight in Colorado. In the minor leagues, the Phils farm team records may not be great, but this week was a really strong one for the organizations' top talent. Not only did we see Maikel Franco get promoted, but […]

  Lost in the news of the Phillies win and Chad Billingsley's trip to the 15-day disabled list yesterday was David Buchanan's unfortunate afternoon in Lehigh Valley. According to Philly.com Sports, Buchanan left his start early after injuring his leg while fielding a ground ball. Buchanan had thrown 2 1/3 scoreless innings before getting carted […]

  The Phillies starting rotation took a tough break today. Chad Billingsley, after rehabbing to get back to the big leagues for the first time since 2013, will head to the disabled list after three starts with the Phillies.  Following today's game, RHP Chad Billingsley was placed on the 15-day DL with a right shoulder […]

  To no one's surprise, the Phillies have finally made the move to call up their No. 3 prospect, Maikel Franco, from Triple-A.  3B Maikel Franco was recalled from @IronPigs. A corresponding move on the 25-man roster will be made later today. — Phillies (@Phillies) May 15, 2015 According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, Franco […]

  The Phillies pitching rotation ranks 27th in baseball at 5.14. There's no doubting the ineffectiveness of the starters, with the exception of Cole Hamels (3.68) recent success and a steady Aaron Harang (2.38). Behind them is Jerome Williams (5.21), Chad Billingsley (9.00) and Sean O'Sullivan (5.06). When looking into the minor leagues, the future […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Phillies lost their eighth series of the 2015 season today after falling to the Mets, 7-4, this afternoon. As the big league club continues to falter, there has been some big news in the Phillies farm system this week, most notably the return of No. 1 prospect, J.P. Crawford. […]

  Final: Mets 7, Phillies 4 WP: Bartolo Colon (6-1, 3.30 ERA) LP: Chad Billingsley (0-2, 8.10 ERA) SV: Jeurys Familia (12)  Philadelphia, PA – Chad Billingsley looked strong early on, but the Mets offense scores two runs in three of the final five innings en route to a 7-4 win. The Phillies got to […]

  The Phillies will look the take the series from the first place Mets today after losing yesterday's game 3-2 in the late innings. Aaron Harang put together another strong start, but the offense could only muster up two runs. Today, Chad Billingsley will look to bounce back from his first start of the year […]