Phillies prospect Alec Asher suspended 80 games for PED use

Embed from Getty Images   The Phillies received some very disappointing news today regarding pitching prospect Alec Asher.  The pitching prospect, received from the Texas Rangers in the Cole Hamels trade last season, has been been suspended for 80 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.   The suspension to Asher is the the second in the […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  16 Jun 2016
Asher’s debut spoiled by Padres

  View image | gettyimages.com For the eighth time this season, and fifth for a starting pitcher, a new member of the Phillies took the field for his major-league debut. This was Alec Asher, joining three other rookies in the Phillies rotation, as a first-time starter in the majors. It wasn't a bad debut for […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Aug 2015