Writer: Brandon Apter
This has been a long time coming. Perhaps the most prized prospect of the deal that sent Cliff Lee to Seattle in 2009 looks to have finally lost his spot on the 40-man roster. Early Wednesday morning, CSNPhilly's Jim Salisbury reported that Aumont had been sent to the minors, but since he is out of […]
This past week, we've gotten to see a glimpse of the Phillies future in terms of pitching. The trio of Aaron Nola, Severino Gonzalez and Zach Eflin could be anchoring the Phillies rotation in a few years. Yesterday, Eflin got to start on the big league stage for the first time with his new team. […]
The Phillies got another look at one of their top pitching prospects this afternoon, but shaky outings from Kevin Slowey, Justin De Fratus and Sean O'Sullivan led to an embarassing blow out in favor of the Pirates, 18-4. The Phillies have been outscored 50-11 in their last six games this spring, posting a […]
Phillies fans seem to have one of two points of view when it comes to Darin Ruf. One side believes that if given every day playing time, he has the chance to really become staple in the lineup that doesn't provide too much power much anymore. The other set of fans look at […]
View image | gettyimages.com This afternoon, the Phillies (11-14) head to Bradenton, Florida for a 1:05pm matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-10). After seeing Severino Gonzalez and Aaron Nola put together a pair of impressive starts last week, today Phillies fans will get the opportunity to see another pitching prospect in the spotlight in […]
The Phillies took the lead early, but a back-and-forth day with the Tigers ended in a 4-4 tie after nine innings of play. Aaron Harang looked to put together a solid tune-up with the season approaching while the Tigers went with Anibal Sanchez. Chase Utley got the Phillies on the board first with a two-run […]
As the Phillies inch closer and closer to Opening Day, pieces of the roster begin to fall into place. One guy who hasn't necessarily solidified a specific role year after year on the team is Darin Ruf. There's no doubting Ruf's ability to hit the long ball, but with Ryan Howard remaining at […]
The Phillies added to their minor league infield depth on Thursday afternoon, acquiring shortstop Devin Lohman from the Reds. This moves comes just hours after news about J.P. Crawford's oblique injury surfaced. The Phillies have acquired SS Devin Lohman from Cincinnati in exchange for future considerations. Lohman will report to minor league camp. […]
After discovering that he had the same injury that Cliff Lee has last week, Phillies reliever Mario Hollands will likely undergo surgery to repair the tear in his common flexor tendon. Hollands first experienced something wrong in September that caused his season to end early. In an update from Todd Zolecki of Phillies.com, he reports […]
View image | gettyimages.com J.P. Crawford, known to many as Jimmy Rollins' eventual successor, got some upsetting news on Thursday morning as the team announced that the top prospect has a strained left oblique. According to Todd Zolecki of Phillies.com, the injury could sideline the 20-year-old shortstop for 4-6 weeks. Last season between Class […]
