Cliff Lee

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels tossed seven innings of one-run ball Thursday for High-A Clearwater in what is expected to be his final rehab start.  He could join the Phillies rotation in Los Angels and pitch on April 22. Hamels gave up just three hits, walked one and struck out two in what should be his final rehab start...

CHICAGO -- Chase Utley stuck it to the Cubs again. It's just what he does to teams when he's healthy and hitting. Utley went 3-for-3 and homered for the second day in a row, and Cliff Lee pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday...

It's opening day. The time for optimism is now, in a season where not many expect this Phillies team to compete for an NL East title, the start of a new baseball season gives every fan a chance at hope.  Twenty-five mean have been assembled and nine will take the field Monday in Texas...

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe "it’s really looking like a Baltimore-Philadelphia-Pittsburgh runoff" for the services of A.J. Burnett.  A.J. Burnett, RHP, free agent — We mentioned last week that the Orioles could be the wild card for Burnett because he lives in Baltimore...

Phillies and RHP Kyle Kendrick avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $7.675 million contract. The veteran right-hander posted a disappointing 4.70 ERA last season but held a 3.61 mark over the two previous seasons. Kendrick, 29, looked to be on his way to another strong season at the All-Star break in 2013 when he had an ERA of 3...

According to a report by ESPN's Buster Olney, the Phillies have indicated to teams that they are "ready and willing" to discuss Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels in trades. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports also hears that both Philadelphia lefties could be moved, but the Phillies won't eat any of the remaining money on either contract...

It appears Dom Brown won't be on the move after all, and it appears talk last night that he was going to be has been reduced to Cliff Lee for Justin Upton 2.0. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that a Brown for Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista trade isn't happening, "not even close...

PHILADELPHIA -- Every year, Phillies starting pitchers have a hitting competition amongst themselves in which points are awarded for each player's production at the plate.

Phillies lefty Cliff Lee is "eminently available," writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. But what will it take to get him and who is the current front-runner?  The Red Sox are the biggest player in the Lee derby, writes Heyman. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that "every indication" says the Phillies won't settle for anything less than prospect infielder Xander Bogaerts as t

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman hears that the asking price for left-hander Cliff Lee is "extremely high." Just how high is the price for Lee?  Here is what Heyman is hearing.   "He's telling people it'll take you three or four best prospects, plus you'd have to take all the money," one executive said of Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr...