Ruben Amaro

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Prior to the 2011 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox acquired 1B Adrian Gonzalez from the San Diego Padres, in exchange for three highly-regarded minor league prospects. Despite Gonzalez' status of one of MLB's elite hitters, it was an expensive price to pay, considering that Gonzalez would be eligible for free […]

Posted by Frank Klose Thanks to @cubishboy for this pic Well, Hunter Pence tonight thought he could be playing his last game for the Houston Astros.   As reported by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi (and retweeted by 70,000,00 people), a deal could be reached "By Friday."  Well, it's midnight, and let's see if a deal […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Spoiler Alert: The following was originally posted on July 25, 2033, as part of BleacherReportPhilly's Hall of Fame Induction coverage. It may contain spoilers if read prior to that date.) Domonic Brown Former Phillies' outfielder Domonic Brown was enshrined in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame today, as the once-proud institution […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Minion's fist struck Phillies' General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. squarely in the mouth. The captive Amaro remained emotionless and unperturbed. "I'll never tell you our secrets.", Amaro stated dispassionately, directing a mixture of blood and broken teeth at his interrogator. Red Sox' General Manager Theo Epstein was similarly unmoved, lifting […]

  By: Stephen Gallo  Hey, you over there. Can you help the Phillies offense?  (photo courtesy PhillySportsUnited.com) Despite coming off last night’s awful loss, Ruben Amaro sure seems like he’s not in a rush to make any changes or additions to this Phillies team, whose offense has been sputtering for most of the season. Amaro told […]