A Look at the IronPigs Roster, 2/3
/With some of the changes to the Phillies roster in the last week, the IronPigs are looking like a very…
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/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, Chad Billingsley is a Phillies pitcher now, not the guy throwing against them in…
Read moreThe Successful Off-Season
/I'll still miss Jimmy though.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Last season, the Phillies had a healthy Chase Utley and Jimmy…
Read moreMLB’s Torch Passes
/When the clock struck twelve on midnight, the reign of MLB's Commissioner, Bud Selig, came to an end. After 22.5…
Read moreMilwaukee Interested? Move Papelbon.
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Reports have the Phillies in serious talks to trade Jonathan Papelbon to the Milwaukee Brewers…
Read moreHow to Handle Howard, Franco, and Ruf
/David Murphy is out with a piece that tries to make a good argument for keeping Ryan Howard, but instead…
Read moreFormer Phillies Pitcher Pedro Martinez Elected to Cooperstown
/Pedro Martinez will appear on no one's top five Phillies pitchers ever, though one could argue he's the second best…
Read moreWhat Happens Between Harang and Spring Training
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, it's official, the Phillies have signed Aaron Harang to a one-year, $5 million deal…
Read moreA Post-Byrd Roster and Prospects Look
/A lock to make it? Well, the Phillies are certainly in rebuilding mode now. They traded their third veteran this…
Read moreWhere the 2015 Roster, Top Ten Prospects Stand, Post-Rollins
/Cesar Hernandez could finally get a real shot. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Jimmy Rollins has been traded, and the…
Read moreMoving Forward- Where the Off-Season Goes Next
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If you can give any credit at all to the front office (and I don't…
Read moreThank You Jimmy
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. With the not complete, but done, trade of Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers now seemingly…
Read moreMy Winter Meetings Stories to Watch
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. It's Winter Meetings week in Major League Baseball, and everyone will be watching the big…
Read moreWhat Would We Get for Cole?
/The market for Cole Hamels is picking up. Even though that seems weird, it's true. Boston is now more sure…
Read moreBased on a Boston Reporter’s Reporting, There’s No Hamels Deal to Make With Boston
/From my buddy Frank's post on a potential Hamels trade: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says that the right offer…
Read moreYou Can’t Pull a Sixers With the Phillies: My Realistic Hopes For This Off-Season
/Inspired by my fellow Philliedelphia writer Brandon Apter's post about the Phillies off-season, I wanted to weigh in with my…
Read moreDon’t Trade Cole Hamels to the Boston Red Sox
/Cole Hamels is probably going to get traded, and it's probably going to be to the Boston Red Sox. Hamels…
Read moreThe Future is Brighter Than You Think
The Phillies haven't been to the playoffs in three seasons, haven't been .500 in two, and are coming off back-to-back…
Read moreHamels, Howard, Tomas, Rollins, Sell-Offs, Etc.
/My early thoughts on the GM Meetings and Phillies chatter: I'm not a huge fan of trading Cole Hamels, and…
Read moreAn Aggressive Off-Season Ahead?
/Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Tony Gwynn Jr. Andres Blanco. Sean O'Sullivan. Now, B.J. Rosenberg. All are gone. Cesar Jimenez…
Read morePhillies Odds and Ends
/As the sting of the 73-89 season both fades and is aggravated by the World Series being on, the off-season…
Read moreCome Home to Philadelphia, Oakland A’s?
/As baseball runs silent in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, it is alive and well right now in the cities…
Read moreWhat Would I Do?
/The 2014 season is over, and for a third straight October, the Phillies are watching the playoffs. This is unacceptable,…
Read moreGrading the 2014 Season in Review
/The season is over. At 73-89, the Phillies were exactly as bad as they were in 2013, except they finished…
Read moreWhat Went Right, 2014 Philadelphia Phillies Edition
/Here's what went right with the 2014 Phillies, as few as this list is: Cole Hamels- He might have…
Read moreWhat Went Wrong, 2014 Phillies Edition
/Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. Some initial thoughts on what went wrong in 2014: Cliff Lee's health- If you stopped…
Read moreGoodbye to Phillies Legend Bobby Abreu
/Bobby Abreu will officially retire after today. The Phillies legend was the best offensive player the Phillies have had since…
Read moreFor Me, Tonight Could Be It…
/Tonight I have my last Phillies tickets of 2014. It's been a very disappointing season, for the third straight year….
Read moreAn Ode to Kyle Kendrick
/Photo by Andrew Gillen- Philliedelphia Last night was Kyle Kendrick's last start as a Philadelphia Phillie, though I hope it's…
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