Drew Anderson

When the Phillies traded reliever Joaquin Benoit to the Pittsburgh Pirates, it opened up not only a spot on the Phillies 25-man roster, but also the 40-man roster.   That meant the Phillies could add a player to the 40-man roster to bring him up to the big leagues, if he was not already on the 40-man roster...

While Phillies fans are fixated on some of the Phillies prospects at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, there are still more Phillies prospects at lower levels.  Double-A Reading just lost second baseman Scott Kingery and outfielder Andrew Pullin to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, but three more prospects have been named to the Eastern League All-Star Game...

It is Tuesday and it's once again time for the Phillies mailbag, heard each week on The Sports Bash with Mike Gill on 97.3 ESPN.   Tune your radio to 97.3 or listen online at 973espn.com.  Have a question?  Send me a message on Twitter at @FrankKlose or send an email to sportstalkphilly@gmail...

With three weeks to go before the start of the Major League season, the Phillies made their first round of cuts in big league camp. Outfielder Dylan Cozens and pitchers Drew Anderson, Elniery Garcia and Alberto Tirado are members of the 40-man roster...

With a large number of prospects in the minor leagues gaining experience, the Phillies were forced to add a large number of them to their 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft.   The Phillies on Friday afternoon in advance of the deadline to do so prior to the Rule 5 draft added 11 players...