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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 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...

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 Call up Reliever Phillippe Aumont
August 21st, 2012 at 12:44 AM
The bullpen of the Philadelphia Phillies has not been a bright spot all season, and there wasn’t a whole lot of healthy prospects in the minor league system that were ready to step up and fix things. We got people like Raul Valdes and BJ Rosenberg and it wasn’t pretty....

Philadelphia Phillies Top 20 Prospects – #12: Darin Ruff, #11: Jonathan Pettibone, #10: Maikel Franco, #9, Justin De Fratus
August 11th, 2012 at 12:09 AM
After recapping the Philadelphia Phillies win over the St. Louis Cardinals tonight, I thought I’d get back into breaking down the Phillies top 20 prospects! Here we go... #12: Darin Ruf, 1B, Reading Phillies (AAA) Ruf is 26 years old, but he was a 20th round selection in 2009. He isn’t as...

Trade Deadline Winners and Losers – Philadelphia Phillies not Among Winners
August 1st, 2012 at 3:51 AM
The idea of ranking winners and losers at the end of a trade deadline or offseason is not exactly a new one. You won’t be surprised that at my previous writing gigs, this is how I did things. I know that this is Phillies101, but this column is going to...

Philadelphia Phillies Trade Relief Pitcher Chad Qualls to New York Yankees for Future Player or Cash
July 2nd, 2012 at 12:18 AM
I haven’t been kind to Philadelphia Phillies’ pitcher Chad Qualls this season, and that’s because he hasn’t been very good. As my colleague at New York Yankees 101 already wrote, the Phillies traded Qualls to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Qualls wasn’t...

Philadelphia Phillies Agree to Two-Year Extension with Pitcher Kyle Kendrick; Pitchers and Catchers Report
February 19th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Spring training has barely begun but the Phillies are still locking up players, this time signing veteran pitcher Kyle Kendrick to a two-year extension through 2013.  ***PHOTO1*** Kendrick, 27, has a good chance to be the team's fifth pitcher this season in his sixth season with the team in addition to some...

Did Philadelphia Phillies Do Enough to Improve This Offseason?
February 13th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Spring Training is now a few days away, as pitchers and catchers are due to report to Clearwater, Florida Saturday February 18.  ***PHOTO1*** The sour taste of the Phillies loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS probably still sits in the mouths of many fans.  This offseason, Ruben Amaro Jr. went out...

Philadelphia Phillies Sign Veteran Right Hand Reliever Chad Qualls to One-Year Deal; Good Move or Bad Move?
February 1st, 2012 at 11:48 AM
The Philadelphia Phillies have made another move to bring their 2012 team one step closer to completion and free from any holes, their latest attempt at doing so, was the signing of experienced reliever Chad Qualls to a one year $1.15 million deal on Tuesday.  ***PHOTO1*** Qualls, pictured above as a member of...

Philadelphia Phillies Trade Wilson Valdez for Left Hand Reliever
January 27th, 2012 at 3:37 AM
To address their need for left-handed pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies have dealt Wilson Valdez to the to the Cincinnati Reds for reliever Jeremy Horst.  ***PHOTO1*** Valdez, 33 has spent the last 2 seasons with the Phillies serving in varying capacities when Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, or Placido Polanco went down with injuries.  In...

Ryan Madson Signs with Cincinatti Reds; Boras and Ruben Amaro Jr. Speak on Break Down of Contract Negotiations
January 12th, 2012 at 7:04 PM
If anyone was concerned for the the future of Ryan Madson as an MLB pitcher, well you shouldn't have. The former Phillies set-up man turned closer struck a deal with the Cincinnati Reds for one-year worth $8.5 million.  ***PHOTO1*** Nevertheless, the attention seemed to shift from the deal Madson did not ink instead of...

Report: Philadelphia Phillies Sign Pitcher Dontrelle Willis to One-Year Deal
December 13th, 2011 at 1:46 PM
According to multiple sources the Philadelphia Phillies have struck a one-year deal with pitcher Dontrelle Willis who was a member of the Cincinnati Reds last season. ***PHOTO1*** The contract is worth less than $1 million, plus incentives for the 29 year-old veteran that went 1-6 last season with a 5.00 ERA in 13 starts. All this still pending a physical. The former high school...

Philadelphia Phillies Trade Ben Francisco to Toronto Blue Jays for Young Pitcher
December 12th, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Ben Francisco has been traded to the Blue Jays in exchange for 26 year old pitcher Frank Gailey. Gailey, a Philadelphia native, pitched in Double-A last season, posting a 3.41 ERA. Francisco was likely moved thanks to the signing of Outfielder Layne Nix earlier this month. ***PHOTO1*** Francisco was not getting much playing time...

Report: Philadelphia Phillies Sign Left Hand Pitcher Rual Valdes
November 10th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
The Philadelphia Phillies have done what we have all expected and signed a pitcher, but it was not Ryan Madson or Jonathan Papelbon. ***PHOTO1*** Instead they signed veteran left hander Raul Valdes (pictured above) according to John Morosi of FOX sports twitter account . He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and...

Philadelphia Phillies Get Offseason Underway by Declining Options on Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge
October 24th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
It may not surprise anyone that the Phillies will pay 3.5 million dollars to buy out the contracts of Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge. Lidge will forever be a part of Phillies history, after having a perfect season during the 2008 World Series season. On the other hand, Oswalt will...

Jayson Werth Trying to Lure Phillies Pitcher Ryan Madson to Washingtion Nationals
October 18th, 2011 at 2:51 PM
According to Sports Illustrated's John Heyman  former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, Jayson Werth is trying coerce Ryan Madson into joining him down in the nations capital. ***PHOTO1*** Madson, who is will be a free agent this offseason will command a decent dollar amount especially since he is represented by super agent Scott Boras, who is...

Philadelphia Phillies Tie Franchise Record 101 Wins
September 28th, 2011 at 12:45 AM
All season long this Phillies team has been given the title of the best in team history. Now they have earned the title, winning 101 games for the third time in franchise history. However, there is one game left which could make this the best team ever. ***PHOTO1***Tomorrow night the Phillies...

Philadelphia Phillies Searching to Eighth Inning Answer
September 26th, 2011 at 7:57 PM
This week is a meaningless series for the Philadelphia Phillies as far as the standing go. However, the team does need to figure out a plan for the struggling bullpen. Antonio Bastardo and Brad Lidge have looked shaky in recent outings, leaving Ryan Madson as the single reliable back end...