Matt Hammond
Sports Bash Saturday REWIND (Nov. 23): The “What More Can Nick Foles Do?” Question Answered
Here's what you missed on the Sports Bash Saturday with Matt Hammond on November 23:
What more can Nick Foles do to sell doubters? Deliver a fourth-quarter comeback/game-winning drive.
Sam Hinkie needs to blow up the Sixers, again, starting with Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes...
Bob McClure: More Good Than Bad On Resume Of New Phillies Pitching Coach
It's easy to look at the raw numbers of past pitching staffs under Bob McClure, who the Phillies hired as pitching coach Monday, and point and laugh and gasp for what may be yet to come here in 2014.
But it's not that simple -- something we learned during the time of the guy McClure replaced in Philadelphia...
Analysis: If Not Carlos Ruiz For $26M Over 3 Years, Dioner Navarro For $5M/1
Evaluating baseball transactions often becomes a game of sizing up each of a number of not so attractive options.
So, just like we did after the Marlon Byrd signing, let's play the same game in the wake of Carlos Ruiz's reported three-year deal worth $26 million with the Phillies...
Sports Bash Saturday REWIND — Nov. 19
Here's what you missed on the Sports Bash Saturday with Matt Hammond on November 19:
-- All of a sudden, Nick Foles "franchise QB" convo has taken backseat to, "Can the Eagles make the playoffs?"
-- On Eagles fans cheering at the Linc: you don't have to, but you also don't have to reap the benefits of doing it...
Phillies Free Agent Shopping Cart: Starting Pitcher: Arroyo, Kazmir, Jimenez
Phillies GM Ruben Amaro made public his checklist for the 2014 offseason, and it included a right-handed power hitting corner outfielder (Marlon Byrd), a starting catcher, one or two starting pitchers and help in the bullpen. Over the next few days, we'll lay out what we think are his best options, and offer a profile, risk/reward analysis and projected salary for each...
Report: Phillies Sign RP Shawn Camp To Minor League Deal
It's unlikely to be their last addition to the bullpen this offseason, but the Phillies have made their first, signing right-hander Shawn Camp to a minor-league deal, according to John Heyman of CBS Sports.
Camp, 38, was pretty poor last season for the Cubs, punching a 7...
Report: Phillies Brown For Bautista Megadeal Not Happening, “Not Even Close”
It appears Dom Brown won't be on the move after all, and it appears talk last night that he was going to be has been reduced to Cliff Lee for Justin Upton 2.0.
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that a Brown for Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista trade isn't happening, "not even close...
Report: John Mayberry Jr. To Receive Arbitration Tender, Remain Phillie
John Mayberry Jr. appears to be part of GM Ruben Amaro's plans for the Phillies 2014 roster.
Even if last season was Mayberry's worst yet.
Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Mayberry, who last year hit .227/.286/.391 in 134 games, across the board his lowest rate of three big league seasons, is likely to receive a tender through arbitration...
Byrd Deal: Hey, At Least It’s Good Value
It's easy to poke holes in the Phillies' reported free agent deal with outfielder Marlon Byrd, worth $16 million over two years. After a career year last year, Byrd, 36, is a prime candidate for decline. His .291 batting average was fueled by his ...
Report: Ruiz Has $20M Offer From Rockies
The Phillies made public this month plans to let catcher Carloz Ruiz test free agency. The 34-year-old is apparently hitting Philadelphia up on its offer.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that Ruiz has an offer of $20 million over two years on the table...