Ruben Amaro Jr.

With the July 31st trade line fast approaching, Ruben Amaro Jr. has some major decisions to make for the future of this team.

FOX Sports' MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reports the Phillies have had recent talks with the Blue Jays and Cubs regarding a possible deal involving closer Jonathan Papelbon.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels has a big fan in Astros executive and strikeout king Nolan Ryan.

If Ruben Amaro had any Phillies fans defending him, they just jumped overboard. It's been a longtime wish of most Phillies fans in wanting to see the youth movement towards the future at the big league level. In a piece with CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury, the long tenured Phillies general manager doubled down on Phillies fans when hard pressed about the criticism he's been receiving...

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Monday that Maikel Franco is close to earning a promotion from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

According to Phillies insider Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com the Orioles are "keeping an eye" on Ryan Howard this spring. Howard came into Phillies camp looking as good as he has ever looked.  Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Friday that Howard showed up to camp in the best shape "since I've known him...

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said today that one team has "stepped up and has shown more particular interest" in Cole Hamels over the last few days. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe one source from the Phillies told him that the Yankees have "come the closest" of any team this winter to landing Hamels in a trade...

On a cold day in Clearwater, Phillies fans were looking to closer Jonathan Papelbon to heat things up.  The usually controversial closer kept his thoughts in check however when he met with the media on Friday.

While much of the offseason discussion has surrounded whether or not Cole Hamels would be here this season.  The guy who's name is typically reserved for those type of trade talks is Cliff Lee. However, after being limited to just 13 starts last season due to a flexor pronator strain in his elbow, Lee was back in Clearwater on the first day of Phillies pitchers and catchers and seemed ready to go.

While Cole Hamels has made no secret about his thoughts on this team ability to win this season and his desire to be somewhere where he can win now. Phillies President Pat Gillick sounded like he was in agreement with Hamels this offseason saying he didn't expect the team to win until around 2017...