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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

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The non-waiver trade deadline is only about six week away and already rumors are swirling.

Will the Phillies be buyers or sellers?

(Listen to ESPN.com Sr. Baseball writer Jayson Stark on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill)

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told ES

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FORT MYERS, Fla. --Philadelphia Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, who was part of the Boston Red Sox team from 2005-11, said Saturday that he and numerous other Red Sox players were regularly injected with Toradol, a legal anti-inflammatory drug whose use has become increasingly controversial in sports.

Toradol is the nonsteroidal drug that Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchhol

Former Philadelphia Philly and Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Thursday that someone in the Boston organization told him performance-enhancing drugs were an option for him as he tried to work his way back from a shoulder injury in 2008.

He did not identify the person, but ruled out specific individua

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With their first acquisition of the offseason, the Phillies have made what appears to be a contingency plan move, bracing themselves for the possibility that they can't adequately address their vacancy in center field with proven major league talent

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Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Phillies have indicated to teams that they are eager to move Hunter Pence.

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And not necessarily among others. Davidoff (New York Post) notes the folly in (1) holding out hope for Brett Garnder, who’s only played nine games this season and, after suffering his third setback rehabbing a right elbow, doesn’t look to be playing too many more (2) relying on Raul Ibanez (40) and Andruw Jones (35) the rest of the way, (3) banking on Kosuke Fukudome (just three days younger than Jones), just added to their Triple-A Roster

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Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the Phillies plan to offer at least $120 million to keep impending free agent Cole Hamels.

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On July 7, 2008, the Cleveland Indians traded C.C. Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rob Bryson, Zach Jackson, Matt LaPorta and a players to be names later who became Michael Brantley.

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And you thought the All-Star Break meant baseball was on siesta.

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