Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins reunite as Phillies trade long-time second baseman to Dodgers

  View image | gettyimages.com Long-time Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In being dealt out west, Utley will reunite with former teammate of 12 seasons and five postseason appearances, shortstop Jimmy Rollins. The Dodgers will assume $2 million of the $6 million owed to Utley, according […]

Matt Rappa  •  19 Aug 2015
Revere embodied the true, Philadelphia athlete during his Phillies tenure

  View image | gettyimages.com Returning to Citizens Bank Park tonight for the first time as a former Philadelphia Phillie will be outfielder Ben Revere. He will bat in the seventh position as the Toronto Blue Jays' starting center fielder. Revere, 27, was dealt to the Toronto on July 31 in exchange for minor league […]

Matt Rappa  •  18 Aug 2015
Utley returns; Franco heads to the DL as Phillies, Nola open series vs. Blue Jays

  View image | gettyimages.com Philadelphia, PA – Coming off of a nine-game road trip, in which the Philadelphia Phillies (46-72) lost five of their last six, rookie right hander Aaron Nola will be making sixth career start tonight against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays (65-54) in Interleague baseball. With right hander […]

Matt Rappa  •  18 Aug 2015
Gillick: It appears that Chase Utley is going to be a Phillie ‘until the end of the season at least’

(Photo: Yong Kim / Philadelphia Daily News) Acting team president of the Philadelphia Phillies, 2011 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Pat Gillick, joined Sportsnet 590 The Fan's Baseball Central with Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker Tuesday afternoon. Gillick, who served as the Toronto Blue Jays' general manager from 1978-1994, spoke with the Toronto-based radio […]

Matt Rappa  •  18 Aug 2015
Phillies ‘could be in line’ to collect insurance on newly acquired Matt Harrison

  View image | gettyimages.com One of the players the Philadelphia Phillies recently received from the Texas Rangers, in exchange for left-hander Cole Hamels, is the often-forgotten, eight-year veteran Matt Harrison. Harrison, 29, has thrown just nine starts and 44.0 combined innings over the past three seasons due to back injuries. The 2012 American League […]

Matt Rappa  •  18 Aug 2015
Time is running out for Cliff Lee to leave his mark on the game of baseball

  View image | gettyimages.com One of the questions that fans of the Philadelphia Phillies have been asking throughout the entirety of the 2015 season is in regards to the whereabouts of 13-year veteran left hander Cliff Lee. Lee, 36, was placed on the 60-day disabled list on March 16 with a left forearm strain, […]

Matt Rappa  •  17 Aug 2015
Hawks sign veteran shooting guard Jason Richardson to non-guaranteed deal

According to Yahoo NBA writer Marc J. Spears, the Atlanta Hawks have reportedly signed 15-year veteran shooting guard Jason Richardson to a non-guaranteed deal. Veteran shooting guard Jason Richardson has signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Atlanta Hawks. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) August 15, 2015

Matt Rappa  •  16 Aug 2015
Brewers complete season sweep of Phillies behind Braun’s grand slam

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Brewers 6, Phillies 1 WP: Taylor Jungmann (7-4, 2.23 ERA) LP: Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.79 ERA) SV: Francisco Rodriguez (29) Milwaukee, WI – The Philadelphia Phillies (46-72) have lost for the seventh time out of seven games against the Milwaukee Brewers (51-68) this season. With just seven hits from the […]

Matt Rappa  •  16 Aug 2015
Phillies fail to capitalize against Brewers, drop 24th series of season

  View image | gettyimages.com Final: Brewers 4, Phillies 2 WP: Will Smith (6-2, 2.22 ERA) LP: Justin De Fratus (0-2, 5.60 ERA) SV: Francisco Rodriguez (28) Milwaukee, WI – The Philadelphia Phillies (46-71) have fallen for the sixth time against the Milwaukee Brewers (50-68) this season in six opportunities. Costly errors in the field, […]

Matt Rappa  •  15 Aug 2015