Tag: third base
First Priority For Phillies Prospect: Move Across The Diamond
| 2 Comments on First Priority For Phillies Prospect: Move Across The DiamondLast season, Phillies third base prospect Maikel Franco played some games down the stretch at first base for the Reading…
Read more »Upon Appeal, Alex Rodriguez Will Be Suspended All Of 2014, Cries Injustice
| Leave a CommentThe verdict is in. Alex Rodriguez will not play a single game in the 2014 Major League Baseball season. …
Read more »Are Ruben Amaro Jr. And Ryne Sandberg At Odds Over Larry Bowa? Are Cody Asche And Darin Ruf Not Starters?
| 2 Comments on Are Ruben Amaro Jr. And Ryne Sandberg At Odds Over Larry Bowa? Are Cody Asche And Darin Ruf Not Starters?Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. appeared on the Mike Missanelli Show on 97.5 the Fanatic this afternoon, and gave…
Read more »Phillies Top Prospect Maikel Franco Switches Positions
| Leave a CommentJust a day after hitting his 29th home run for AA Reading, the Phillies' top offensive prospect is switching positions,…
Read more »Phillies Sign Prospect Luis Encarnacion Moments After His 16th Birthday
| 1 Comment on Phillies Sign Prospect Luis Encarnacion Moments After His 16th BirthdayThe Phillies continued spending money overseas when they signed Dominican third base prospect Luis Encarnacion early Friday morning, reports Ben…
Read more »The Texas Rangers Are Interested In… Michael Young? Red Sox, Too; Utley Talking To Amaro
| Leave a CommentMichael Young's name has come up a lot in recent days, as seemingly an obvious candidate for a trade. With…
Read more »Josh Fields Is Packing His Bags At AAA; Is He Ryan Howard’s Replacement?
| Leave a CommentCourtesy mcall.com From Iron Pigs beat writer Michael LoRe: Josh Fields is packing his bags. Could be joining #Phillies. —…
Read more »Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel is Willing to Play Chase Utley at Third Base Right Now
| Leave a CommentToday on "Power Alley" with Jim Duquette and Mike Ferrin, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was a guest. In the interview,…
Read more »Carlos Ruiz to Play some Third Base for the Phillies in 2013?
| 3 Comments on Carlos Ruiz to Play some Third Base for the Phillies in 2013?An interest report emerged during the Phillies-Nationals game tonight from Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer. It appears that the…
Read more »Phillies’ “Prospect” Anthony Hewitt a Work in Progress
| 2 Comments on Phillies’ “Prospect” Anthony Hewitt a Work in ProgressWhen the Phillies drafted high-school standout Anthony Hewitt with the #24 overall pick in the 2008 draft, most scouts seemed…
Read more »Ride the Chooch Train: Phillies Should Put Carlos Ruiz in the Lineup on “Days Off”
| Leave a CommentCarlos Ruiz after stealing second base on Friday night. Carlos Ruiz has been the heart and soul of the Phillies'…
Read more »Reasonable Expectations For Freddy Galvis, Ruben Amaro, and Second Base
| Leave a CommentPosted by Rich Wilkins Since the announcement that Chase Utley probably won't be on the Opening Day version of the…
Read more »Phillies Infield Trade Need: Why Not Omar Vizquel?
| 2 Comments on Phillies Infield Trade Need: Why Not Omar Vizquel?Posted by Frank Klose So, Michael Martinez is injured. If Chase Utley being injured was not big enough, losing the…
Read more »Hunter Pence’s Superfluous Slide into Third
| Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose I especially love his expression at the end.
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