Mark Leiter

This week's Phillies mailbag looks at the club's offensive woes, recently-designated pitchers and Wilson Ramos's future.

The Phillies placed left-handed relievers Austin Davis and Aaron Loup on the disabled list as the team activated Ranger Suarez and Mark Leiter.

The Phillies optioned reliever Hector Neris and recalled reliever Mark Leiter, Jr.

The Phillies designated pitcher Drew Hutchison for assignment and recalled pitcher Mark Leiter, Jr.

Phillies placed starter Zach Eflin on the disabled list, and shut down Vince Velasquez for the season as the Phillies shuffled the rotation.

The Phillies will replace outfielder Odubel Herrera on the roster with pitcher Ben Lively.

The Phillies wrapped up getting swept against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last night and headed to Denver.  The Phillies struggled to keep Mike Trout and Albert Pujols along with others inside the ballpark.  As the team assembles in Denver to take on the Colorado Rockies, the roster will look a little bit different...

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...

The Phillies have seemed to have one injury after another in the areas they need the most help.   The Phillies have been without two of their starters in recent days, as Vince Velasquez and Jerad Eickhoff have taken up residency on the 10-day disabled list...

The Phillies bullpen has been entrenched in a predictable pattern of late.   The Phillies enter extra innings, and eventually the ball goes to reliever Edubray Ramos.  This was again the case on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix as the Phillies faced the Arizona Diamondbacks...