Pitcher

The Phillies got some bad news just two pitches into the game Wednesday afternoon.  Phillies starter Vince Velasquez  was only one batter into the game when something was not right.  Velasquez called for the trainer and departed the game immediately and was relieved by Brett Oberholtzer...

Phillies prospect Alec Asher was likely rushed to the Major Leagues in 2015 out of a desperate need for a starter after the trade of Cole Hamels and repeated injuries and poor starts from the rest of the staff.  Opening the season at AA Reading and now at AA Lehigh Valley, Asher has been one of the more dominant arms in the system in 2016, going 4-2 with a 2...

For John Lannan, this whole “On The DL” thing was a whole new animal. “This is my first time on the DL,” said the 28-year-old lefty by his locker in the clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, about an hour and a half after the Phillies put him on the 15-day variety with a strained left quadriceps tendon...

As we begin day six with the Phillies in Clearwater, we have seen a lot of baseball, heard tons of people pontificate about the Phillies chances this season and usually all those conversations begin and end with the Phillies pitching.