Hunter Pence

ESPN.com's Keith Law joined Mike Gill on the Sports Bash, Wednesday and offered his scouting reports on the players the Phillies received in return for Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence. Phillies acquired catcher Tommy Joseph, outfielder Nate Schierholtz and pitcher Seth Rosin from the Giants for Pence and cash considerations and acquired pitchers Josh Lindblom and Ethan Martin and a player to be n

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Giants have acquired Hunter Pence from the Phillies while Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Phillies have traded outfielder Shane Victorino to the Dodgers for right-handers Josh Lindblom and Ethan Martin...

With the Phillies season pretty much over, the trade deadline might just be the most exciting thing left for baseball fans in the Delaware Valley.  Here are the latest rumors to keep an eye on as the Tuesday, 4pm deadline approaches: We also talked to two MLB Insiders about the deadline, ESPN's Buster Olney and for MLB GM, Jim Bowden Buster Olney: Jim Bowden:

At 12:54 in the morning,  I saw this tweet from @CSNBaggs: "KPIX-TV is reporting that the#Giants have a "deal in place" for Hunter Pence, pending ownership approval."

ESPN's Jim Bowden reports that the Phillies are trying to trade Shane Victorino for bullpen help while Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com writes that the Dodgers could make a deal for Shane Victorino or Hunter Pence, even if they acquire Ryan Dempster from the Cubs...

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Phillies have indicated to teams that they are eager to move Hunter Pence.

Sources tell Joel Sherman of the New York Post that, while "entrenched in serious negotiations" to re-sign Cole Hamels long-term, the Phillies are "putting their ducks in a row so that if they have to trade him and Shane Victorino, they could do it fast...

An error by Hunter Pence helped the Astros rally in the ninth, but the Phils top producer so far this season made up for it in the 10th.

So this is what it's going to be like? Three games into the baseball season and the Phillies are unrecognizable. Three games, three different line-ups, same results.

The Phillies are about to play meaningful baseball for the first time in months and I hardly feel prepared for it!