Is it Time for Phillies to Move Vince Velasquez to Closer?
Another night, another short outing for Vincent Velazquez.
Joaquin Benoit
Phillies Mailbag 4.0
It's Tuesday, so it's time for the the Phillies mailbag. Each week we take your Phillies questions and discuss them on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Send a question to me on Twitter at @FrankKlose or to sportstalkphilly @ gmail.com...
Phillies Should Not Anoint Hector Neris Closer…Yet
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...
New Closer?
When Mitch Williams was the Phillies’ closer in the early 1990's, he flirted with disaster so often in his save opportunities that he earned the name “Wild Thing.”
Report: Phillies Closing in on Signing Reliever Joaquin Benoit
The Phillies are reportedly closing in on signing veteran closer Joaquin Benoit to add to the back-end of their bullpen, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com.