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Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso It's not uncommon that you hear of other players speaking about their teammates after being traded. What is uncommon is hearing other players speaking about their teammates before being traded. According to Todd Zolecki, a few players who spoke to reporters yesterday mentioned the recent rumors of their teammate Cole Hamels being potentially traded. […]
Posted by: Erik Seybold Photo courtesy of CSNPhilly.com As we all know, Cole Hamels is a free agent at the end of the season. After signing a one-year, $15 million contract extension in January, the big task for the Phillies is to keep Hamels for as long as they can. This afternoon, Hamels had a […]
Posted by Erik Seybold Photo Courtesy of Michael B. LeSage. As numerous rumors recently hinted, it has been confirmed. The New York Yankees have signed former-Phillie Raul Ibanez to a one-year, $1.1MM deal. Ibanez will serve as the designated hitter for the Yankees. The 39 year-old Ibanez is returning to the American League after three […]
Posted by: Erik Seybold Philliedelphia/Corey Shaw As reported by CSN's Jim Salisbury, MLB's Todd Zolecki, and Philly.com's Matt Gelb, the Phillies and righthander Kyle Kendrick have agreed on a two-year, $7.5 million contract extension. In the beginning of January, the Phillies and Kendrick avoided arbitration with a one-year, $3.585 million deal. The deal leaves Kendrick with […]
According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the question of Roy Oswalt's future home has been narrowed. Last night on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, Stark stated that any chance of the the Rangers and Oswalt agreeing on a deal is now crumbled. As rumors coursed two weeks ago that Oswalt was close to a deal with the St. […]
A special guest post by Domonic Pody. Or is it Dominic? Courtesy heberts.net Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat: Hunter Pence is a good baseball player; having him on the roster would probably help the Phillies anemic (schizophrenic?) offense; and if a reasonable deal can be made for him, the Phillies […]