Joaquin Benoit

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...

Welcome to a post-trade deadline edition of the Phillies mailbag!  Each week we take your questions and then discuss them on the Sports Bash with Mike GIll, Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.  Have a question?  Send it any time to @FrankKlose Freddy Galvis has been on fire lately.  I...

In the Phillies 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon, the Phillies did not use relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit, his usual choice for the eighth inning.   After the game, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said, "You'll find out soon", when asked why the Phillies did not use Benoit ...

I was wrong.  Very wrong.  The Phillies were approaching what seemed to be a real roster crunch as Spring Training was ending and the club had to find room for bench players Brock Stassi and Daniel Nava.  Time and time again, I though the Phillies would simply release right-handed reliever Luis Garcia...

It's time once again for the 97.3 ESPN Phillies mailbag!  Each week we take your questions and talk about them on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.  Submit a question at any time to @FrankKlose Pitching: Did you know the Phillies have lost 16 one run games with 10 blown saves...

The Phillies closers this season have included Jeanmar Gomez, Joaquin Benoit and Hector Neris.  Going forward the Phillies are going to go with closer number four.  Citing the need to get Neris to settle down some, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said prior to Wednesday's game in Atlanta that the Phillies will turn to Pat Neshek to close games...

The Phillies were busy on Saturday morning making roster moves.  The first move was one that we were anticipating: Ben Lively was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Saturday's matinee against the San Francisco Giants.  The corresponding move was that Mark Leiter, Jr...

This season, Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson has been one of the very few bright spots for the Phillies.

The Phillies have gotten a disappointing performance in 2017 from once-closer Jeanmar Gomez.  After being the team's surprise closer in 2016 and saving 37 games, Gomez has struggled to a 2-1 record with a 7.94 earned run average and a blown save...

It is time once again for the 97.3 ESPN Phillies Mailbag!  Submit your questions to me on Twitter at @FrankKlose or via email to sportstalkphilly@gmail.com, and I will answer them here for you and discuss them on the air during The Sports Bash with Mike Gill on Tuesdays at 2:30...