Cody Asche

According to FOX Sports' MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal the Reds are set to acquire Marlon Byrd from the Phillies.  Rosenthal hears that prospect right-hander Ben Lively is one of the players headed back to Philadelphia in the deal.  Rosenthal also tweets that the Reds will receive a significant amont of money in the deal to cover Byrd’s remaining salary...

As the Phillies finish their third straight losing season today, a look to the future doesn't seem so bright.  The Phillies have already fired longtime scouting director and assistant GM Marti Wolever - could this be the first of many moves this offseason...

The Phillies have activated 3B Cody Asche from the 15-day disabled list. The 23-year-old has been sidelined for nearly a month with a strained left hamstring. Asche went 5-for-6 with a home run, a double, and four RBI over a pair of rehab games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies decided to call him up with the injury to Reid Brignac...

Prior to today’s game, the Phillies placed third baseman Cody Asche on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, retroactive to May 23, Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced.

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. confirmed Thursday that Cole Hamels might only need two more rehab starts. The Phillies ace lefty allowed two runs over four innings on Sunday in a rehab start with High-A Clearwater.  He is slated to make his next start tomorrow and then again on April 17...

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. clarified back in January that the organization still views top prospect Maikel Franco as a third baseman - today on the show assistant GM Scott Proefrock told me Franco has a chance to win the starting third base job in camp...

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports that the Phillies are among the teams talking to Lyle Overbay about a minor league deal. The Phillies are obviously looking for some depth at the position in case Ryan Howard is not fully recovered from the injuries that have hampered him the past two seasons...

Ruben Amaro Jr is working on a deal that would bring Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista, 33, over to Philadelphia in exchange, the Phillies would send Dom Brown and others back to the Blue Jays, that according to a report by FOX 29's Howard Eskin, The Phillies like that Bautista can also play third base in the event that Cody Asche isn't ready and also that he is a right-handed bat...

PHILADELPHIA -- Still clinging to postseason hopes, the Washington Nationals will take every win they can get. Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer and Corey Brown also went deep to back Gio Gonzalez, helping the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 Tuesday night...

Phillies lefty Cliff Lee is "eminently available," writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. But what will it take to get him and who is the current front-runner?  The Red Sox are the biggest player in the Lee derby, writes Heyman. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that "every indication" says the Phillies won't settle for anything less than prospect infielder Xander Bogaerts as t