Edubray Ramos

With former Phillies reliever Pat Neshek now a member of the Colorado Rockies and three new prospects in the Phillies system, the Phillies have a void both on the 40-man roster and on the 25-man active roster.  The Phillies already have one starting pitcher as a member of the bullpen in Jake Thompson, thanks to a roster crunch...

The Phillies bullpen has been entrenched in a predictable pattern of late.   The Phillies enter extra innings, and eventually the ball goes to reliever Edubray Ramos.  This was again the case on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix as the Phillies faced the Arizona Diamondbacks...

The Jeanmar Gomez of 2017 so far is not close to the Jeanmar Gomez of 2016.  In Gomez's three appearances over three innings he has allowed five earned runs.  The struggles have led Phillies manager Pete Mackanin to consider removing fGomez from the closer's role...

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Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis recently helped his Aguilas De Zulia team with the Venezuelan championship.  For players like Galvis, getting to represent one's home country is important, especially since his primary job is in the United States...

The World Baseball Classic was instituted in 2005 to help make up for the lack of baseball competition in the Olympics.  Every three years, countries from around the world field a team to represent their home countries.  For many baseball players, this is their one opportunity to play for their home country...

Once again it's time for the weekly Phillies mailbag.  We take your questions and answer them here every week.  Send a question to Sports Talk Philly on their Facebook page or on Twitter at @FrankKlose. What was something that surprised you this Phillies season...

The Phillies bullpen has seen many come and go in recent days, thanks to injuries and poor performance.