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Where is Philadelphia Phillies Ryan Howard’s Power?
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is off to the worst 18-game start of his career. Assuming that you're only measuring his start off slugging percentage. As of the 18th game of the season, Howard is 120th in slugging across Major League Baseball. Howard has but one roll in the...

Top Prospect Jesse Biddle Strikes Out 16, Takes Perfect Game in to Seventh
April 23rd, 2013 at 3:01 PM
The Philadelphia Phillies top prospect, starting pitcher Jesse Biddle, is pitching out of his mind. He turned in probably the most dominant performance of any pitcher at any level so far in 2013. He took a perfect game into the seventh inning and fanned a career-high 16 batters. He was...

Jonathan Pettibone to Make Major League Debut Against Pittsburgh Pirate
April 22nd, 2013 at 1:38 PM
Jonathan Pettibone will be starting as scheduled on Monday night. Well, it will almost be as scheduled. He won't be in a Triple-A Lehigh Valley uniform. He'll be throwing pitches to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform at Citizen's Bank Park. After John Lannan was placed on the...

Delmon Young Starts Rehab Stint – Return Imminent
April 22nd, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Delmon Young has officially started his rehab stint following offseason ankle surgery. The Philadelphia Phillies Single-A Clearwater team was Young's home on Sunday. Young is, by trade, a designated hitter and right fielder. John Mayberry Jr. has been holding down the fort in right field and would likely move to...

What Did We Learn About the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day?
April 3rd, 2013 at 2:09 AM
  With the Philadelphia Phillies having the night off on Tuesday, Phillies 101 will take a look back at the Opening Day game against the Atlanta Braves to talk about some of the things we learned about the 2013 season after the first of 162 games. Jimmy Rollins Not the Leadoff Man ***PHOTO1*** A...

Philadelphia Phillies Announce Opening Day 2013 Roster
March 30th, 2013 at 10:27 PM
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced their 2013 Opening Day Roster. It's finally baseball season, and it's time to take a look. In the bullpen, the Phillies will house Jonathan Papelbon (closer), Mike Adams, Chad Durbin, Antonio Bastardo, Phillipe Aumont, Jeremy Horst, and Raul Valdes. The bullpen looks quite a bit different...

Outfielders Racing for Playing Time, Cole Hamels Dominates Atlanta Braves
March 1st, 2013 at 2:20 AM
  Crowded Outfield The Philadelphia Phillies might have a problem. In my last column, I talked about Ben Revere’s ability to lead the Phils as a young hitter - both as a team leader and a leadoff man. He’s guaranteed a starting spot in center field on opening day. Domonic Brown, Darin...

Can Ben Revere Lead Philadelphia Phillies?
February 28th, 2013 at 12:27 AM
  Jimmy Rollins has been the leadoff hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies for quite some time. I don’t think he should be. He’s never hit .300 in a season and he’s got enough power to be moved to a lower spot - maybe the seven hole - in the lineup. ***PHOTO1*** Ben Revere...

Ryan Howard Heats up, Roy Halladay Back on the Mound
February 25th, 2013 at 2:39 AM
  Ryan Howard strikes out a lot. You know this because you’ve watched more than one game. In his first four at-bats this Spring Training, Howard was 0-4 with three strikeouts. If you had asked me what I thought after one game, I would have said it was the same old...

Spring Training Rotation Looks Like Real Deal
February 21st, 2013 at 12:10 AM
  The Philadelphia Phillies first week of Spring Training games seem to be shaping up a lot like the regular season. Specifically, the starting pitching rotation. The first five Grapefuit League games will feature a rotation of: Cole Hamels, Saturday vs. Houston Astros Roy Halladay, Sunday at Detroit Tigers Cliff Lee, Monday vs. Tigers Kyle...

Catcher Brian Schneider to Retire After 13 Seasons
February 1st, 2013 at 1:17 AM
  After 13 seasons behind the plate of the Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies, Brian Schneider is set to retire. Schneider is now 36 years old. The wear and tear of catching over 100 games for six seasons from 2003-2008 takes a toll on the body. ***PHOTO1*** There’s...

Philadelphia Phillies Sign Chad Durbin and Yuniesky Betancourt
January 29th, 2013 at 2:12 AM
  The Philadelphia Phillies bullpen has gotten a little more crowded this week. "The Fighting Phils" will be bringing back Chad Durbin on a one-year, $1.1 million deal with a club option for 2014. ESPN reports that the deal could be worth $1.45 million with incentives. ***PHOTO1*** Ruben Amaro, Jr. was excited about...

Philadelphia Phillies and Delmon Young Agree to One-Year Deal
January 23rd, 2013 at 4:54 AM
  The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly agreed to a one-year, $750,000 deal with Delmon Young. According to sources, the deal could be worth up to $3.5 million with performance bonuses. ***PHOTO1*** The Phillies hope that Young will be their every day right fielder. He comes at a cheap price. As he admits, “I’ve...

Philadelphia Phillies and Antonio Bastardo Nearing Salary Arbitration
January 16th, 2013 at 2:40 AM
UPDATE: The Philadelphia Phillies and Antonio Bastardo agreed to a one-year $1.4 million deal on Friday. Antonio Bastardo is the only member of the Philadelphia Phillies eligible for salary arbitration this off-season. On Tuesday, Bastardo formally filed. ***PHOTO1*** If you’ve been reading Phillies101 for long, you know how I feel about Bastardo....

Mike Adams Turned Down More Lucrative Offers to Join Philadelphia Phillies
December 21st, 2012 at 5:08 AM
When the Philadelphia Phillies signed closer Jonathan Papelbon after the 2011 season, Phillies fans thought it was the missing piece. The bullpen had been stellar that season and we had finally found our closer. Like a lot of other things in 2012, things weren't quite what we hoped. The bullpen...

New York Mets Trade RA Dickey to Toronto Blue Jays for Prospects
December 18th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
  After a few days of speculation, the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal to send knuckleballer RA Dickey north of the border. I don’t generally write about deals from other teams, unless it directly affects the Philadelphia Phillies. This trade changes the landscape...

Philadelphia Phillies Pursuing Outfielder Cody Ross
December 16th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly pursuing 31-year-old outfielder Cody Ross with increased intensity. Manager Charlie Manuel said, "I better not say a lot about that," when asked about Ross after helping to light the Christmas tree at Citizen Bank Park. Ross played last season with the Boston Red Sox.  ***PHOTO1*** As things...

Philadelphia Phillies Add Mike Adams and John Lannan
December 15th, 2012 at 2:30 PM
The Philadelphia Phillies had four starters and they were missing a reliable eighth-inning setup man for their bullpen. As of today, neither of those things are true. The Phillies have agreed to deals with former Texas Ranger Mike Adams and former Washington Nationals pitcher John Lannan.  ***PHOTO1*** Mike Adams - Relief Pitcher Adams...

Philadelphia Phillies Invite Nine to Spring Training
December 14th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that they will invite nine players to Spring Training with non-roster spots.  ***PHOTO1*** Andres Blanco - Infielder Blanco has not played in the major leagues since 2011. In 2012, Blanco recorded a .235 batting average with 14 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, and 40 RBIs with Triple-A...

Philadelphia Phillies Agree to Trade for Michael Young
December 8th, 2012 at 6:15 PM
In yesterday's column, I described a proposed trade between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Texas Rangers. At the time, we did not know who the Phillies were giving up to obtain infielder Michael Young. Now, we know. Young officially accepted a trade to the Phillies today that will send relief...