Carlos Ruiz

The 2016 season is just about to begin. The 2015 Phillies finished the season with the worst record in baseball. Could the Phillies improve upon the record in 2016? Perhaps a little bit, but the primary goal in 2016 is player development...

It's Monday and that means it's time once again for a Phillies 97.3 ESPN Monday Mailbag. We take your questions every Monday and then we talk about them during the Sports Bash with Mike Gill on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30 p.m.   ...

We are just a few hours from the first pitch of 2016 Spring Training Grapefruit League play, and the opening lineup is out.  Manager Pete Mackanin has posted what mostly looks to be a lineup of regular players.   This could show some insight into what Mackanin is thinking when we get to the regular season...

Just as it seemed the Philadelphia Phillies were building momentum, they once again were stopped dead in their tracks, dropping a season-worst seven in a row. And just as before, it's a lack of consistent production from the offense that persists...

The Phillies have finalized their Opening Day roster for the 2015 regular season. The club made the following transactions today: Infielder Andres Blanco and outfielder Jeff Francoeur had their contracts selected; outfielder Jordan Danks was optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA); right-handers Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Pettibone were placed on the 15-day disabled list and left-hander Mario Hollands

While the Phillies pitching might actually be pretty decent, their offense is going to struggle to score runs all season long. Taking a look at what their lineup might look like on opening day doesn't exactly have Phillies fans too excited and I am sure the Nationals pitching staff staying up late at night...

Will he stay or will he go now? That seems to be the question for many Phillies fans as we are just 16 days before pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater. While Ruben Amaro Jr. has indicated that he thinks the team will begin the year with Cole Hamels on the roster - USA Today baseball writer Bob Nightengale seems to think there is still a chance he could be traded...

As the Phillies finish their third straight losing season today, a look to the future doesn't seem so bright.  The Phillies have already fired longtime scouting director and assistant GM Marti Wolever - could this be the first of many moves this offseason...

Rafael Soriano blew another save Friday, and an error by Bryce Harper on a routine fly ball in the 11th inning led to the go-ahead runs, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 9-8 win over the Washington Nationals. The Phillies rallied from a five-run deficit with two unearned runs in the eighth and then three that were fully earned in the ninth off Soriano, who was booed off the field as his late-sea

Carlos Ruiz will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Clearwater on Thursday. The Phillies catcher has been out since he was hit in the helmet by a pitch on June 26., but he's been symptom-free for a while now and is ready to roll.  Ruiz will play with Clearwater through the weekend before rejoining the Phillies early next week if all goes well...