Writer: Brandon Apter

  View image | gettyimages.com Heading into spring training, one of the more intriguing story-lines was the battle at the hot corner between incumbent starter Cody Asche and top prospect Maikel Franco. While Asche hasn't necessarily turned many heads in his time with the Phillies, he had a clear edge over Franco heading into camp. […]

A late game home run off the bat of Darin Ruf proved to be the difference maker as the Phillies (9-7-1) defeated the Yankees by a score of 7-3 tonight in Tampa, Florida. Domonic Brown left the game early with a sore Achillies and will be examined tomorrow. Todd Zolecki of Phillies.com caught up with […]

  Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia.com After enjoying a day off from Grapefruit League action, the Phillies (8-7-1) travel to Tampa for an evening matchup against the Yankees (10-6-1) at 7:05pm. These two teams have met four times already this spring. The Yankees have taken two out of three with the other game ending in a 5-5 […]

  View image | gettyimages.com After pitching as primarily a back-of-the-rotation guy with the Phillies, Kyle Kendrick has been given the nod to start for Opening Day for the Colorado Rockies. He signed a one-year $5.5 million contract with the Rockies this offseason and he will take the mound on Monday, April 6th in Milwaukee against the […]

    When the Phillies signed Ryan Howard to a five-year $125 million contract extension in 2010, it was a move made in hopes of locking up one of the best sluggers in recent past for the Phillies. Though the $125 million may not have been 100% deserved, Howard's numbers were very impressive before signing […]

Heading into Tuesday afternoon's game against the Rays (6-6), Jerome Williams was set to take the mound, but a hamstring tweak caused him to be scratched. That lined up David Buchanan for the Phillies (8-7-1), looking to build an already solid spring showing. Prior to today's game, Buchanan had allowed two earned runs in seven […]

    This afternoon at 1:05pm, the Phillies (8-6-1) play host to the Rays (5-6). This is the third time the two teams have met in Grapefruit League action this spring, with the Phillies taking both games by scores of 5-4 and 2-1.  Yesterday brought a flurry of bad news for Phillies fans. Not only […]

    On Monday afternoon, the Phillies announced what we all knew was coming at one point or another. In an official team release, Cliff Lee has officially been placed on the 60-day disabled list. At this point, they are opting not to go with surgery, but rather to rely on rehab yet again in […]

This morning, the Phillies announced their first round of cuts this spring. Ryan Lawrence of the Daily News reports that Jesse Biddle will be headed to minor league camp along with pitchers Sean O'Sullivan, Adam Morgan, Ethan Martin, outfielder Aaron Altherr, and catcher John Hester. They also have released Xavier Paul.  Biddle, who was looking to […]