Two things happened in the last week that may have never been had another course of action been taken. First, the Phillies signed manager Pete Mackanin to a contract extension, that makes the former Phillies interim manager the permanent manager through the 2018 season, at minimum...
The Phillies have made a move that is rather surprising. According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the Phillies have acquired starting pitcher Clay Buchholz from the Boston Red Sox. In return, the Red Sox get minor league second baseman Josh Tobias...
MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reported last week that the Philadelphia Phillies 'don't feel compelled' to move starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, though that won't stop teams from being interested in the 29-year-old, especially considering the lack of available options...
The Boston Red Sox were hit with some sanctions from Major League baseball late last week. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported that the Red Sox "packaged" players to find a way around the bonus money cap. As punishment, the Red Sox cannot sign international players for one full year, and five different contracts were voided...
Before the Phillies game on Thursday their record on the 2016 season stands at 11-10 which far exceeds many people's expectations. ESPN Baseball Tonight Analyst Jim Bowden is the former Reds and Nationals General Manager, he spoke with Mike Gill on Wednesday about the Phillies and explained why the team is playing better than many fans and experts anticipated:
"There's a lot of positive thi