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Phillies must-reads: Mackanin compares Nola to Maddux
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Pitchers and catchers officially reported to Clearwater last week and there is already plenty of Philadelphia…
Read more »Pat Gillick predicts former Phillies’ GM Ruben Amaro will be a manager
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Both local and national media members have had a field day this off-season in terms…
Read more »Various Phillies officials reportedly scouted Florida’s A.J. Puk Saturday
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images If there is a favorite for who the Philadelphia Phillies will select with the No….
Read more »Phillies giving Cody Asche reps at first-base in Spring Training
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Assuming he makes the club this season, which he seems more than likely to, 2016…
Read more »Carlos Ruiz praises Phillies’ catching prospect Jorge Alfaro
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Though many believe that Philadelphia Phillies' wall of famer Mike Lieberthal is the best catcher…
Read more »Phillies nuggets: Under new rules, who is now a wall of famer?
| 1 Comment on Phillies nuggets: Under new rules, who is now a wall of famer?Embed from Getty Images Last week, the Philadelphia Phillies unveiled their ballot and opened voting to determine who will…
Read more »As new season dawns, a renewed excitement for Phillies baseball
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images That special day is upon us, the day when spring unofficially begins and preparation for…
Read more »Phillies’ Vincent Velasquez says he wants to be a starting pitcher, not reliever
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images When the Philadelphia Phillies traded closer Ken Giles to the Houston Astros for a package…
Read more »Phillies projected to have worst record in 2016 by USA Today
| 3 Comments on Phillies projected to have worst record in 2016 by USA TodayEmbed from Getty Images For just the second time in team history, the Philadelphia Phillies own the number one…
Read more »The Wall of Fame case for Fred Luderus
| 2 Comments on The Wall of Fame case for Fred LuderusEmbed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies released the names of former players who are eligible for the Wall…
Read more »Phillies must-reads: A look at the competition on the mound
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images As the Philadelphia Phillies close in on Spring Training 2016, this week marks the first…
Read more »Phillies’ manager Pete Mackanin ranked 21st best in the league
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Each season, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe opens his Spring Training coverage by ranking…
Read more »3 Phillies featured on ‘100 names to know’ countdown
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images With every team in the league scheduled to have pitchers and catchers report to Spring…
Read more »5 Phillies featured on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects countdown
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Earlier this week, Baseball America ranked the Phillies as having the league's eighth best farm…
Read more »Phillies’ Bobby LaFromboise clears waivers, assigned to Triple-A
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Phillies designated left-handed relief pitcher Bobby LaFromboise for assignment to…
Read more »Phillies ranked as 8th best farm system by Baseball America
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies seem to almost unanimously be viewed as a top 10 minor league…
Read more »Race and baseball in Philadelphia, part 1: Octavius Catto and the Pythian Base Ball Club
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Baseball is reflective of American society; from ideas of masculinity in the 1860's-1870's to baseball…
Read more »Phillies ranked as 6th best farm system by ESPN countdown
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Last week, we passed along that a Sports Illustrated countdown, which used a formula that combined…
Read more »Ruben Amaro got a coaching job in part because of a Boston Globe article
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe wrote a feature piece on former Philadelphia Phillies general…
Read more »Phillies nuggets: What will starting rotation look like to open season?
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies only used four starting pitchers to open the 2015 season because of…
Read more »Phillies rumors: Teams ‘unsure’ about meeting Cliff Lee’s asking price
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Cliff Lee's agent Darek Braunecker suggested earlier this off-season that for Cliff Lee to pitch in…
Read more »Aaron Nola admits he would like to start on Opening Day for Phillies
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images In the past four seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies haven't had the same pitcher start on…
Read more »Charlie Manuel, Mike Schmidt among Phillies Spring Training guest instructors
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies announced this afternoon that 2008 World champion manager Charlie Manuel and hall-of-fame…
Read more »Phillies ranked as best farm system by SI formula countdown
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images While the Philadelphia Phillies prospects for success in the 2016 season are likely to be…
Read more »Smells like team spirit: The Phillies uniform “blues”
| 2 Comments on Smells like team spirit: The Phillies uniform “blues”On February 1, 2016 the Philadelphia Phillies unveiled a new home alternate jersey to be worn during all six business…
Read more »Breaking: Phillies trade former top prospect Jesse Biddle to Pirates
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have traded pitching prospect Jesse Biddle, according to Philly.com's Matt Gelb. Source:…
Read more »Former Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez joins Dodgers organization
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the team…
Read more »Phillies nuggets: Club building impressive core of outfielders
| 1 Comment on Phillies nuggets: Club building impressive core of outfieldersEmbed from Getty Images When the Philadelphia Phillies won five straight division titles from 2007-2011, one of the biggest…
Read more »Insider thinks Phillies signing Pedro Alvarez could make sense
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images To call the Philadelphia Phillies' first-base situation uninspiring heading into Spring Training would probably be putting things…
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