Elvis Araujo

The jokes made over the name of Elvis Araujo in Philadelphia are done.   That is, unless the Marlins come to town.  The left-handed reliever who spent much of 2015 and 2016 with the Phillies, as been claimed by the Miami Marlins on waivers...

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs got eliminated from the playoffs last night in Moosic, as the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Railriders steamrolled over the IronPigs 11-3.   That freed up some players for the Phillies to add to their Major League roster...

During last night's 15-5 Phillies loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, left-handed reliever Elvis Araujo entered the game with the Phillies still within reach of the Dodgers.  That quickly changed.    Between Araujo's own batters and the ones that Michael Mariot inherited on the bases, Araujo was responsible for six earned runs in just one-third of an inning...

When the Phillies designated for assignment left-handed reliever Brett Oberholtzer, who was subsequently lost to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Phillies were left without a single left-handed pitcher on their entire roster.  Elvis Araujo returned after Zach Eflin hit the 15-day disabled list, but the Phillies are most certainly still short...

It is 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.   If you are not in South Jersey, you can listen online at 973espn...

A night after pitcher Phil Klein gave the Phillies five innings in a spot start and was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, the Phillies made another announcement:  Jake Thompson will make his Major League Debut for the Phillies...

Last night the Phillies grabbed pitcher Phil Klein from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start in place of the injured Aaron Nola.  Klein, who started just four times for the IronPigs and once for the Rangers organization at Triple-A Round Rock, really was not stretched out and gave the Phillies five innings, the most he had gone all season...

Phillies pitcher Adam Morgan got one last chance to show that he belonged in a Major League starting rotation.   With the Phillies giving starter Aaron Nola a mental break after his recent struggles Morgan got the nod at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado.

The Phillies received some disappointing news in their bullpen today, as reliever Daniel Stumpf was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball for a violation of the joint drug agreement.  Stumpf was taken as a Rule 5 pick by the Phillies this offseason from the Kansas City Royals and made his Major League Debut on Opening Day...

The Phillies started making some of their 2016 roster decisions today as the team officially named their fifth starter in their opening starting rotation.   Adam Morgan and newcomer Vince Velasquez were battling the for the final spot...