Leadership is a contagious quality for a player to have. Chase Utley has been showing his leadership qualities just by his play on the field for the past ten seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 34 year old second baseman has been a mainstay in the Phillies lineup since he hit a grand slam in [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies had a few holes to fill this offseason with limited spending money. Ruben Amaro Jr., the team’s general manager, took his time with free agency and did not jump to over-spend on players such as B.J. Upton, who signed a deal with the Atlanta Braves for five years, $75 million, and Michael [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies are not getting any younger. Most of the team’s core players are aging veterans and the organization’s young prospects have yet to develop into everyday players. If the Phillies are going to make it back to the playoffs, which they missed for the first time after five straight NL East division titles, [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies are going to need the ‘Big Piece’ in their lineup in order to return back to the post-season in 2013. Ryan Howard is going to make a huge impact for the Phillies in 2013 if he can stay healthy and bounce back from an injury that cost him most of the 2012 [...]
Saying that Roy Halladay struggled for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 would be an understatement. Halladay is coming off of what could be considered one of the worst seasons of his career. Dealing with back and shoulder issues throughout the season, Halladay finished 2012 with a record of 11-8, an ERA of 4.49 and only [...]
When the Philadelphia Phillies announced that Chase Utley would miss significant time in the 2012 regular season, Ruben Amaro Jr., the team’s general manager, made a bold but necessary decision. Freddy Galvis was named the Phillies 2012 Opening Day starter at second base to replace the injured Utley. Galvis, who is known for his defense, [...]
Two starts, five innings pitched, five hits surrendered and only one earned run. That is the line of Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels through his first two starts of Spring Training. Hamels took the hill Tuesday afternoon in a tune-up game against Team Dominican Republic, who will be competing in the World Baseball Classic starting [...]
After a few weeks of Spring Training, the Philadelphia Phillies are getting more of an idea of what their 2013 Opening Day roster is going to look like. One player who has not been looked at is recently-signed outfielder Delmon Young. Young was signed to a one-year deal by the Phillies in late-January. Young’s contract has [...]
It is almost a month into his new contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Delmon Young is already likely to start the season on the disabled list. Young was signed to a one-year deal worth $750,000 with additional incentives that could bring the contract to a total over $2.5 million. The biggest worry for the [...]
A rough 2012 season has Philadelphia Phillies fans worrying about the future of their thirty-five-year old ace. Roy Halladay is coming off of what is, arguably, the worst season of his 15-year MLB career. In 25 starts, the veteran right-hander pitched 156.1 innings, finished with a 11-8 record, and had a 4.49 ERA. Fans everywhere were [...]
