Jonathan Papelbon

Three Phillies are newly on the Hall of Fame ballot, led by Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard.

This week's Phillies mailbag looks at Nick Pivetta's fine performance, Dylan Cozens' future and Odubel Herrera's streak ending while on base.

The Philadelphia Phillies have made a considerable amount of high-profile moves in the recent past in an effort to improve this depleted farm system. Key trades of Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels, Ben Revere, Jonathan Papelbon, Ken Giles and Chase Utley have made the system better, deeper and finally provided depth in the organization...

Did you see former Phillies closer and now Washington National Jonathan Papelbon choke teammate Bryce Harper?

So the Phillies finally got off the pot and traded all-star closer Jonathan Papelbon, but as Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said the Phillies didn't want to just get rid of the franchise's all-time save leader, they just didn't have a need for him...

According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, a trade sending Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals.  In return, the Phillies will receive Double-A right-hander Nick Pivetta. Pivetta is ranked as the No. 12 overall prospect in the Nationals organization...

UPDATE: Johnathan Papelbon will be traded, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com  Salisbury hears from a baseball source with knowledge of the situation that Papelbon "will be traded" by Friday's deadline. -------------------------------------------- Johnathan Papelbon may finally get his wish...

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports had reported Friday that the Nationals could have interest in Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon if the Phillies were willing to eat a large portion of his remaining salary.

Could the Phillies be stuck with Jonathan Papelbon?

When the Phillies hired Andy MacPhail about a month ago, I speculated on the Sports Bash that the team could opt to keep Cole Hamels past the July deadline because of the uncertainty from MacPhail the day he was hired. "I thought right from the begining that the timing was pretty strange," ESPN...