Philadelphia Phillies May Have Made A Mistake Hiring Bob McClure as Pitching Coach
Every once in a while, an organization makes a coaching hire that makes you scratch your head and shrug your shoulders. The Philadelphia Phillies are the latest to earn this distinction with the recent acquisition of pitching coach Bob McClure. GM [...]
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What Will Brad Lincoln’s Role Be For Philadelphia Phillies?
If you haven’t heard, former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brad Lincoln is now a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. He was traded to the team yesterday for catcher Erik Kratz and minor league pitcher Rob Rasmussen. Lincoln has spent split time [...]
Philadelphia Phillies’ Kevin Frandsen a Better Bat Than John Mayberry Jr.
The Philadelphia Phillies had decisions to make today with the arbitration deadline coming to an end just before midnight. The front office has decided to offer utility player Kevin Frandsen a one-year contract worth $900,000. They also decided to tender the contract of outfielder John [...]
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Are Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley Worth Keeping Until the End of Their Careers?
The Philadelphia Phillies core infield are beginning to age. Many have questioned that, with the Phillies’ age, will they be able to return back to the playoffs? Fans thought that, by now, the front office would have started rebuilding and [...]
Philadelphia Phillies Need To Add Starting Pitching
The baseball season has only been over for three weeks. However, there have been teams that have added strong players to their lineups. The Philadelphia Phillies have made a few moves, but nothing to their starting pitching. Right now they only have [...]
Philadelphia Phillies: Was Carlos Ruiz Signing A Good Decision?
Fans of the Philadelphia Phillies have been waiting patiently since the offseason for the front office to see if they were going to offer catcher Carlos Ruiz a new contract. Ruiz became a free agent at the end of the season. [...]
Philadelphia Phillies Rumors: Team Should Not Be Talking About Carl Willis As Next Pitching Coach
In the Philadelphia Phillies seemingly never-ending quest to hire a pitching coach, one of the interview questions probably wasn’t the grammatically incorrect, “What you talkin’ about, Willis?,” but it could have been. That’s because the Phillies reportedly interviewed Seattle Mariners pitching [...]
Philadelphia Phillies: Signing of Marlon Byrd The Worst Deal of Offseason
After their 2012 trades of Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino, the Philadelphia Phillies lacked outfielders who hit for power, specifically right-handed hitting ones. Many believed they would be first in line for the services of a Nelson Cruz or Jacoby [...]
Marlon Byrd Signing Another Boneheaded Move By Philadelphia Phillies
Ruben Amaro Jr. strikes again. In another curious move by the Philadelphia Phillies GM, 36-year-old outfielder Marlon Byrd was signed to a two-year deal worth a whopping $16 million. Not bad for a guy that was playing on a minor league [...]