Writer: Frank Klose
The Phillies placed lefthanded starter Cliff Lee on waivers today, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. Lee is expected to clear on Friday, at which point he will be eligible to be traded. However, this could mean a few things. First, the Phillies do indeed plan to attempt to trade him. Yesterday on 97.5 the […]
Shane Victorino may have driven some of us crazy time to time with his play, but the man is a true class act. He took out this full-page ad in tomorrow's Philadelphia Daily News. I'm shocked he got this out so fast. Bob Ventrone, Jr. shared the picture on his Facebook page that I noticed […]
An interest report emerged during the Phillies-Nationals game tonight from Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer. It appears that the Phillies have been thinking about using Carlos Ruiz at third base on occasion next season: A source said Ruben Amaro Jr. recently discussed with Ruiz the possibility of playing some third base in 2013. Amaro […]
It is 2006 all over again. At the trading deadline in 2006, the Phillies sent outfielder Bobby Abreu and pitcher Cory Lidle to the New York Yankees for no one that ever made a difference in Philadelphia. The move was made so that Shane Victorino could join the starting lineup, where he would go […]
Image Courtesy Darren Rovel on Twitter "Be the first to get a Hunter Pence Giants jersey!" the San Francisco Giants website said yesterday, advertising an image of a #2 Pence jersey. What hardcore fan would not want to get their newest player right away? I'm guilty of having some jerseys made before a player's […]
He's still here. Credit Ruben Amaro for this one. It sounds like the Orioles expected the Phillies to simply dump Joe Blanton on them for nothing. There were rumors that the Phillies were looking to shed salary, or a get a prospect such as infielder Jonathan Schoop. Orioles General Manager Dan Duquette seemed to […]
After quite the busy day on the trade front, the Phillies still have a game to play in Washington D.C. against the Nationals. They will be short players, as Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino headed to BWI airport to join their new teams. So, who's left in the outfield? Juan Pierre stayed with the Phillies., […]
Wikipedia Commons (No way do I want to re-live him in a Phillies Uniform) Interesting – the Pirates replaced Brad Lincoln by acquiring Chad Qualls from the Yankees, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. They got infielder Casey McGehee in return. With Gaby Sanchez joining the Pirates he was expendable. Qualls had a […]
Photo courtesy the San Francisco Chronicle. Phillies new catching prospect just joined Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on Sirius XM MLB Network Radio and offered his excitedment and a few details. It appears that Joseph will join the Reading Phillies first, and he is excited to be on the team. "I'm sad obviously because I'm […]
Remember the Sunday night report that everyone was calling "fake?" It appears it was accurate, and now an agreement is in place that would send Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants, CBS's Jon Heyman reports. Today on XM's Power Alley, Jim Duquette stated that San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean went to ownership […]
