Writer: Matt Rappa
The Philadelphia Phillies’ (6-7-2) third-to-last weekend of spring training will get underway Saturday afternoon against RHP Marco Estrada and the Toronto Blue Jays (4-8-1) at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
Right-hander Clay Buchholz will look to end the Philadelphia Phillies’ (6-6-2) two-game skid against the New York Yankees (11-3) and RHP Luis Cessa Friday afternoon at Spectrum Field.
The Philadelphia Phillies (6-5-2) and RHP Jerad Eickhoff will oppose LHP Francisco Liriano and the Toronto Blue Jays (2-8-1) Thursday afternoon at Spectrum Field.
Veteran right-handers Jeremy Hellickson and Bartolo Colon will square off Wednesday afternoon as the Philadelphia Phillies (6-4-2) take on the Atlanta Braves (2-9) at Champion Stadium.
The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Monday that retired All-Star RHP Roy Halladay will join the club in Clearwater as a spring training guest instructor.
The Philadelphia Phillies’ (4-3-2) first of two split-squad days for the 2017 Grapefruit League season will take place Sunday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers (3-7) and Baltimore Orioles (4-5-1).
The Philadelphia Phillies (3-3-2) — led by right-handed starter Jerad Eickhoff — will oppose the Atlanta Braves (2-5) and right-hander Aaron Blair Saturday afternoon at Spectrum Field.
The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees appear to be the “most logical landing spots” for Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper if he chooses to not re-sign after the 2018 season, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
Philadelphia Phillies (3-2-2) RHP Jeremy Hellickson will make his second start of the spring against former Double-A Reading prospect RHP Trevor May and the Minnesota Twins (2-4-1) Friday afternoon at Spectrum Field.
Major League Baseball’s Hit King, Pete Rose, is the current leader in fan voting on the 2017 Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame ballot, according to Sol de Margarita.
