Kevin Frandsen

Ruben Amaro laid out the organization’s off-season honey-do list with a single ultimatum. "The bottom line is this," he said at the Phillies year-end press conference. "If our players that we paid a great deal of money to do not perform next year, we’re going to be in trouble...

Staring down a three-run hole as early as the third inning in the latter part of Sunday's day/night doubleheader, the Phillies (69-71) strung together six runs over three innings for a 7-4 winner over the Rockies (56-83).

One of my favorite scenes in the move “Major League” is when general manager Charlie Donovan and one of the Indians Board members are trying to talk to to owner Rachel Phelps about the current state of the roster.

After the Phillies 4-2 winner over the Nationals, Charlie Manuel said he expected Dom Brown to be ready for Tuesday, when they open a three-game with the Mets.

In spring training, the Phillies lack of depth was laughable. Really. Legitimate punch line. But if you look around, this club seems an awful lot like one with options. Behind the plate, they've got Carlos Ruiz and Erik Kratz, maybe Brian Schneider...