Michael Young

The Phillies have traded Michael Young and cash to the Dodgers and acquired LHP Rob Rasmussen.  The 36-year old Young had to waive his no-trade clause to make the deal happen. Young batted .276 with 24 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 42 RBI in 126 games with Philadelphia this season, including seven hits in his last 10 at-bats prior to being traded...

CHICAGO -- Roy Halladay had trouble gripping the ball in the steamy conditions, Domonic Brown's sore right heel started to bother him again and the Philadelphia Phillies just kept plugging away. It turned into the perfect homecoming for Ryne Sandberg...

Domonic Brown will begin a rehab assignment Monday at Low-A Lakewood.  Brown has been sidelined since July 23, when he suffered a concussion while diving for a ball. Brown has been symptom-free for four days and passed an ImPACT concussion test on Wednesday, so he's slowly ramping up baseball activities...

Phillies lefty Cliff Lee is "eminently available," writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. But what will it take to get him and who is the current front-runner?  The Red Sox are the biggest player in the Lee derby, writes Heyman. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that "every indication" says the Phillies won't settle for anything less than prospect infielder Xander Bogaerts as t

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman hears that the asking price for left-hander Cliff Lee is "extremely high." Just how high is the price for Lee?  Here is what Heyman is hearing.   "He's telling people it'll take you three or four best prospects, plus you'd have to take all the money," one executive said of Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr...

ESPN's Buster Olney reports that the Phillies have reached out to other teams to let them know Michael Young and others are available via trade - not surprising considing the Phillies have now lost seven straight games and are 1-7 since the all-star break...

Get ready to hear Chase Utley's name a lot.  As the calender is set to turn to July, the Major League baseball trading season is about to heat up. (Listen to ESPN's Keith Law discuss the Phillies trade possibilities) Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Royals have discussed the possibility of trading for Utley...

The Phillies placed third baseman Michael Young on the bereavement list and recalled second baseman Cesar Hernandez from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Young is permitted to stay on the bereavement list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven...

So this is their ceiling. What the Phillies showcased in a 6-2 win over the World Champion San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park tonight was far and away their best stuff of the season. They hit for power. They fielded (mostly) well. Ab...

PHILADELPHIA—If there’s to be an unofficial home run duel, bring it. Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown say they’re game. “That’s all good with me,” Howard said after the Phillies 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park Friday night...