Jorge Alfaro
The 2008 parade down Broad Street might not feel so long ago, but if you go to Citizens Bank Park for a game right now, the only reminders of that team you may see on the field are Chooch and Ryan Howard. Around them is an assembled cast of characters that were supposed to be […]
Phillies prospect Rhys Hoskins chats with first baseman Emmanuel Burriss during the Futures Game in Reading (Philliedelphia/Frank Klose) It's time once again for the weekly Phillies mailbag. We answer your questions and talk about them Tuesday afternoon on The Sports Bash With Mike Gill on 97.3 ESPN Atlantic City. You can listen online at 973espn.com. […]
By: Brandon Apter, contributor The 2016 Phillies season will focus a ton on development of the young talent within the organization. At the big league level, Maikel Franco and Odubel Herrera are two players that are likely to play a part in the teams' future, but in the minors, each affiliate is stocked with a […]
J.P. Arencibia chats with some old friends prior to the Phillies – Blue Jays game in Dunedin (Photo: Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) CLEARWATER, Fla — In Tuesday's Grapefruit League opener at Bright House Field, designated hitter and non-roster invitee J.P. Arencibia turned some heads. A line drive home run to center field was the offensive highlight of a […]
Embed from Getty Images Trading Cole Hamels in the midst of his prime isn't something that's easy to do, even for a team that went on to be the worst in the league. But when the Philadelphia Phillies traded Hamels to the Texas Rangers last July, they did so under the belief that they […]