Vance Worley

In 2011 the Phillies had their four aces. In 2015 the Washington Nations may have just one-upped them. The Phillies rotation of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and rookie Vance Worley, who replaced an injured Joe Blanton, could be one of the best of all-time but when the Nationals signed former Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer to a seven-year deal worth more than $180 million, t

Except for about 30 friends and family in the stands, Sacramento native Vance Worley silenced the announced crowd of 41,794 at AT&T Park with the best performance of his career. Worley tossed a four-hitter for his first shutout, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded Madison Bumgarner early in a 5-0 win over the struggling Giants on Monday night. ...

The winter meetings have come to a close and the Phillies made a few moves to change the look of their team, making moves to bring in center fielder Ben Revere and third baseman Michael Young, which was announced officially Saturday.  In exchange the Phillies lost a couple of pitchers, including Vance Worley and Josh Lindblom, plus minor league arms Trevor May and Lisalverto Bonilla...

MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reports that the Phillies have acquired outfielder Ben Revere from the Twins.  Heading to Minnesota will be pitchers Vance Worley and Trevor May. (Listen to Phillies beat writer Ryan Lawrence from the Daily News talk about the deal) (Listen to USA Today MLB writer Bob Nightengale talk about the Phillies trade) Revere, who is a strong defender and boasts excellent raw speed w

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...

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Phillies have talked to the Rockies about a trade for Dexter Fowler.  It would be interesting to see what the Rockies would be asking for in return for Fowler - Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reported that the Rockies' asking price for him is "sky high" and the outfielder is unlikely to be traded about a week ago...

Flaws. Holes. Limits. That's what the Phillies have at third base and in the outfield. That's what they need to contend next year. That's right. Flaws. Holes. Limits. Quit the hopes for signings and trades and splashes. None are expected before the first bout of general manager's meetings ends Friday -- reports are Ruben Amaro has only feelers, no offers or specifics or anything, really -- but non

Phillies (57-66) vs. Cincinnati Reds (75-49) Last night's 5-4 loss was discouraging, not so much because it snapped the Phils three-game win streak, or knocked their second-half record to 20-16, or kept them from gaining ground on the Braves (lost to Washington) in the second wild card...

In a season where Phillies fans thought pitching would offset a troubled offense, we present the worst possible news a Phillies fans could hear -- ace Roy Halladay is on the shelf for upwards of a month and a half.

It was announced yesterday that Vance Worley would be scratched from his start tonight against the Cubs due to arm soreness.