Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Phillies have been criticized this offseason for their core players being the age of 34 and older. One player being placed under the magnifying glass closely is first baseman Ryan Howard. He just turned 34 and suffered injuries [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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 [...]

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Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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