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Posted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered already. The sample size is just too small. However, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel did make several decisions that are worthy of some examination. Given the off day on Monday, it is reasonable to assume that […]

(Posted by Mike Frohwirth) (Spoiler Alert: This post was written on November 4th, 2011. It contains an account of the 2011 Phillies' season.) For the Phillies, the 2010 season was a bad one for injuries. But if 2010 was a "bad" one for injuries, what was the 2011 season? "Dreadful?" "Ghastly?" I think I'll go […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of Philadelphia-Phillies.mattters.com Today, the Phillies visited the Rays in Port Charlotte, where Luis Castillo made his not-so-much anticipated Phillies debut. You've already read about how his first at-bat was an upsetting ground out, but what about his other 3 at-bats? Well, he grounded out 2 more times and popped […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Philliedelphia/Corey Shaw The Phillies avoided arbitration with Kyle Kendrick on Friday, agreeing to a $3.585MM deal for 2012. The right-hander is expected to serve as a long reliever, and as insurance for the starting rotation. Kendrick, who made $2.45MM in 2011, would likely have made between $3 and $4MM in arbitration, […]

With a postseason berth guaranteed, the Phillies will look to lock up the NL East, and to assure themselves of homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. The Phillies, through their impressive regular season performance, have afforded themselves two luxuries: they can use these final two weeks to give their regulars some much-needed rest, and to determine […]