The Phillies are known to hire former Phillies to serve in key roles. Among the coaching staff, Pete Mackanin, Larry Bowa, Mickey Morandini, Juan Samuel, and Matt Stairs are all former Phillies players. Each Spring, several former Phillies serve as guest instructors...
In 2011 the Phillies had their four aces.
In 2015 the Washington Nations may have just one-upped them.
The Phillies rotation of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and rookie Vance Worley, who replaced an injured Joe Blanton, could be one of the best of all-time but when the Nationals signed former Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer to a seven-year deal worth more than $180 million, t
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Retirement is not keeping Roy Halladay away from baseball.
Halladay is a guest instructor with the Philadelphia Phillies for a few weeks this spring.
"I love being here," the two-time Cy Young Award winner said...
Twenty-six instructors will comprise the Phillies’ spring training coaching staff, Manager Ryne Sandberg announced today. It will consist of Sandberg, the major league coaches, the triple-A staff, all minor league coordinators, additional members of the player development staff and several guest instructors.
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The Phillies will not make a qualifying offer to pitcher Roy Halladay and catcher Carlos Ruiz .
Halladay really struggled down the stretch after returning from shoulder surgery and was eventually shut down with a "dead arm." Ruiz batted ...
PHILADELPHIA -- Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and drove in four, Roy Halladay tossed six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Halladay (4-4) allowed one run and four hits in his fifth start after returning from right shoulder surgery...
PHILADELPHIA -- Carlos Ruiz had three hits and three RBIs and rookie Cesar Hernandez reached base four times, scored twice and drove in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies rode a six-run first inning to a 10-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night...
PHILADELPHIA -- Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first 16-game winner, pitching seven solid innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the Philadelphia Phillies3-2 on Wednesday night.
Zimmermann (16-8) struck out five, walked one and allowed two runs in winning his fourth straight start...
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...