Laynce Nix

Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 2 Phillies (16-18), Giants (19-14) WP: Kendrick (4-1, 2.45 ERA) LP: Lincecum (2-2, 4.75 ERA) For the first time all year, Kyle Kendrick couldn’t clean up his own mess, and with men on second and third with no outs in the third surrendered runs in back-to-back at-bats...

PHILADELPHIA—It wasn’t just one botched ball. Delmon Young, making his first minor league rehab assignment start yesterday in Class-A Clearwater, booted one in the seventh inning to let a runner take an extra bag. But more troubling, maybe, was that the 27-year-old right fielding hopeful poorly misplayed the first ball put in play, an eventual triple for the Lakeland Flying Tigers that scouts ther

With yesterday's word that the Phillies are "likely going with what we've got," it's now time to diagnose why the team is stuck filling two outfield spots with Domonic Brown, Darin Ruf, John Mayberry and Laynce Nix, when one should still be filled: They traded Hunter Pence last July...

Flaws. Holes. Limits. That's what the Phillies have at third base and in the outfield. That's what they need to contend next year. That's right. Flaws. Holes. Limits. Quit the hopes for signings and trades and splashes. None are expected before the first bout of general manager's meetings ends Friday -- reports are Ruben Amaro has only feelers, no offers or specifics or anything, really -- but non

Talk about irony. At the Phillies year-end press conference -- an event that, for the first time in a half-decade, was more about facing failure than fielding questions

With Sunday night's news that the Phillies will select from Double-A Reading the contract of Darin Ruf, who plays to the soft spot of this particular baseball man like no other, Charlie Manuel had to be beyond giddy. But, considering the position he was in, facing the media for the first time since the decision and after the Phillies 7-4 win over the Rockies in the second half of a day/nigh

After the Phillies 4-2 winner over the Nationals, Charlie Manuel said he expected Dom Brown to be ready for Tuesday, when they open a three-game with the Mets.

Phillies (60-67) vs. Washington Nationals (77-49) If the Phillies want to rekindle their playoff hopes for realsies, they have to start today. And that has to start with Cliff Lee.

Phillies outfielder Laynce Nix was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain, Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced.

When Raul Ibanez came to Philadelphia before the 2009 season, many Phillies fans wondered why Ruben Amaro would give a three-year deal to a 36 year old.