Ruben Amaro Jr.

The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly are open to moving Jonathan Papelbon, perhaps as part of the very changes he's calling for. And if losing is the alternative, Papelbon is ready to pack his bags. "I definitely didn't come here for this," the Phillies' closer told MLB...

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...

The non-waiver trade deadline is only about six week away and already rumors are swirling. Will the Phillies be buyers or sellers? (Listen to ESPN.com Sr. Baseball writer Jayson Stark on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill) Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr...

PHILADELPHIA—It’s getting hard to watch. Roy Halladay, once the toast of big league pitching talent, is teetering on being fit for the rotation. And that assumes he’ll be healthy enough to take the field again. The 35-year-old right-hander was blasted for nine runs in only 2 1/3 innings in the Phillies 14-2 loss to the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday...

PHILADELPHIA—Five minutes after the last out of the Phillies 14-2 loss to the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park today, Roy Halladay was – to the organization’s knowledge – healthy. Five minutes later, that knowledge changed...

Consider the Babe Ruf experience on hold. About 20 minutes after crushing a walk-off home run in the Phillies 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves at Bright House Field, the left field hopeful was optioned to Triple-A, according to Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, who reports that GM Ruben Amaro said Ruf will play five times a week in left field and once at first base for Lehigh Valley...

Infielder Yuniesky Betancourt has agreed to a minor league contract with the Phillies, which includes an invitation to major league spring training, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. Betancourt, 30, hit .228...

PHILADELPHIA--In one of his first comments as a Philadelphia Phillie, newly-minted outfielder Delmon Young cautioned against writing off the potential of last-man-on-the-roster types. The story he told? That of Albert Pujols, who in 2001 made the Cardinals roster as a last-second big-league camp invitee...

With yesterday's word that the Phillies are "likely going with what we've got," it's now time to diagnose why the team is stuck filling two outfield spots with Domonic Brown, Darin Ruf, John Mayberry and Laynce Nix, when one should still be filled: They traded Hunter Pence last July...

Any expectations you may have had about the Phillies adding another piece this off-season have just died a sudden death.