The Phillies designated for assignment the contract of left-handed pitcher Joely Rodriguez when they added Casey Fien into the Phillies bullpen fold. That gave the Phillies 10 days to trade, release, or reassign Rodriguez. Had the Phillies hoped to keep Rodriguez, the team would have needed to pass Rodriguez through waivers...
The Phillies were busy on Saturday morning making roster moves. The first move was one that we were anticipating: Ben Lively was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Saturday's matinee against the San Francisco Giants. The corresponding move was that Mark Leiter, Jr...
The Phillies started Daniel Nava in right field in place of Michael Saunders due to a minor injury Saunders suffered two days prior. However, by the game's end, Saunders ended up entering the game in right field for Nava. Nava was jammed but happened to hit a ball just fair beyond the infield for a double...
The Phillies placed right-handed starter Aaron Nola on the disabled list on April 25. Nola was 2-0 with a 4.50 earned run average before succumbing to some tightness in his back. Nola will return to the mound for the Phillies Sunday afternoon, taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh...
The Phillies have not gotten the type of production from Joely Rodriguez that one might expect from a club's only left-handed reliever. After yesterday's loss to the Texas Rangers, the Phillies optioned starter Nick Pivetta to Triple-A Lehigh Valley...
Phillies starter Nick Pivetta made it through just four and two-thirds innings on Thursday afternoon, at which point the Phillies pulled him due to a high pitch count. Pivetta departed after 107 pitches with a 2-0 lead and one runner on...
The Phillies sent reliever Adam Morgan to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after Tuesday's blowout 14-4 loss to the New York Mets. In order to have a fresh arm in the bullpen for Wednesday's match up, the Phillies called upon a famliar face. Right-handed reliever Luis Garcia will join the Phillies bullpen...
After Phillies starter Clay Buchholz exited the game in the third inning of the Phillies 14-4 loss to the New York Mets on Thursday, they turned to their long man, Adam Morgan. Morgan provided the team little relief, going three and two-thirds innings while allowing four earned runs...