Antonio Bastardo

The Phillies designated for assignment the contract of left-handed pitcher Joely Rodriguez when they added Casey Fien into the Phillies bullpen fold.  That gave the Phillies 10 days to trade, release, or reassign Rodriguez.  Had the Phillies hoped to keep Rodriguez, the team would have needed to pass Rodriguez through waivers...

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs got eliminated from the playoffs last night in Moosic, as the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Railriders steamrolled over the IronPigs 11-3.   That freed up some players for the Phillies to add to their Major League roster...

According to the Phillies Media twitter account prior to today’s game, the team optioned infielder Maikel Franco, and pitchers Nefi Ogando and Joely Rodriguez to minor league camp. Franco is currently the Phillies top hitting prospect and many fans had hoped to see him make the 25-man roster and get some regular playing time, but had just six hits -- all singles -- in 30 Grapefruit League at-bats

So the Major League Baseball GM winter meetings came and went and Cole Hamels is still a member of the Phillies  - for now at least.

The Phillies continue the rebuilding process at this years winter meetings in San Diego by trading left-handed reliver Antonio Bastardo to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joely Rodriguez.

“They’re trying to blow the whole thing up.  Everyone is for sale” That's what a rival executive tells CSNPhilly.com’s Jim Salisbury about the Phillies’ offseason plans. While we have already heard a ton of rumors we will continue to update this list so check back and look to see if the Phillies make any moves this off season...

As the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches - check back here to get all the latest news and rumors on the Phillies and where they could be headed. Chase Utley Could we be seeing the end of Chase Utley in a Phillies uniform? Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants are "taking their best shot" at trading for Utley, but the second basem

The eighth inning for the Phillies last season was supposed to feature just one pitcher in Mike Adams. Unfortunately, injuries got in the way of that and forced Adams to miss the majority of his debut season with the Phillies. "I need to prove that I am healthy," Adams told Mike Gill on the Sports Bash...

Phillies and RHP Kyle Kendrick avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.675 million contract. The veteran right-hander posted a disappointing 4.70 ERA last season but held a 3.61 mark over the two previous seasons. Kendrick, 29, looked to be on his way to another strong season at the All-Star break in 2013 when he had an ERA of 3...

Phillies relief pitcher Antonio Bastardo has accepted a 50-game performance-enhancing drug suspension from MLB per FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.  The 27-year-old left-hander has a 2.32 ERA and 47/21 K/BB ratio over 42 2/3 innings this season, but he won't pitch again until 2014...