The Philadelphia Phillies are finally beginning to getting their team back in order. They got Chase Utley back this week, and now the team has activated Ryan Howard a little quicker than expected. According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Howard pretty much had to be activated. He was supposed to make another rehab [...]
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The Philadelphia Phillies have been without their stud first baseman Ryan Howard for a couple weeks. Some had speculated that he could return this past Tuesday, but that was a long shot. Now, he seems to be aiming for next Monday. “There’s still a little bit of soreness,” Howard said. “I actually felt good running [...]
Braves close to acquiring Derrek Lee?
Posted in Baseball on Aug 18th, 2010
Down the stretch run, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Roy Oswalt to help them get back in the race for the NL East title. Combine that with getting Chase Utley and Ryan Howard back, and the Atlanta Braves losing Chipper Jones, and it looked like the division was theirs for the taking. But not so fast. [...]
As bad as it looked when Ryan Howard sprained his ankle on second base a few weeks ago, the Philadelphia Phillies got off pretty easy. Howard is expected back in the lineup soon, but don’t expect it to be this week. “Charlie says chance of Howard playing this series is “slim,” tweets David Hale of [...]
We’ve seen several reports that the Philadelphia Phillies are going to activate Chase Utley from the DL on Tuesday. But, the reports they link to say that he is merely returning to Philly after a rehab assignment in Clearwater, FL. That doesn’t mean he’s being activated or that he’ll play immediately. Special assistant to the [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies have endured their share of injuries this year. And you know that’s a fact when you start getting upset that Ross Gload got hurt. But, they might finally be getting some people back. A source tells CSNPhilly.com that Chase Utley will begin a rehab assignment Saturday night in Single-A Clearwater. It was [...]
Phillies add Sweeney
Posted in Baseball, Trades, Transactions on Aug 4th, 2010
The Philadelphia Phillies took yet another hit to their infield when they had to shelve first baseman Ryan Howard on the 15-day DL. They brought up John Mayberry, Jr. from Triple-A, but they needed to do something else. That something else was trade for Mike Sweeney from the Seattle Mariners. When Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik [...]
Ryan Howard placed on the DL
Posted in Baseball, Injuries, Mark Prior List on Aug 3rd, 2010
The inevitable has finally happened. After all of the optimistic talk coming from the Philadelphia Phillies and Ryan Howard about how his ankle isn’t too bad and he shouldn’t miss more than a few games, it turns out is was all rhetoric. The Phillies have placed Howard on the 15-day DL retroactive to August 2nd [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies got yet another injury scare on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. In the first inning, 1B Ryan Howard left the game when he tweaked his ankle sliding into second base. But, x-rays were negative and, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, manager Charlie Manuel doesn’t think that Howard will need to hit [...]
Done deal, Phillies get Oswalt for Happ and two prospects
Posted in Baseball, Trades, Transactions on Jul 29th, 2010
Finally, the rumors are over and the deal is done. According to Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com, Roy Oswalt is the newest member of the Philadelphia Phillies. And yes, that includes even Domonic Brown, who just came up to the team yesterday. “The players in the Oswalt deal, which is still not official: J.A. Happ, OF [...]
Happ and Singleton would be sent to the Astros for Oswalt
Posted in Baseball on Jul 29th, 2010
Sources tell ESPN’s Jayson Stark that a deal with the Houston Astros is in place and everything is agreed upon. Now, we wait for Roy Oswalt to waive his no-trade clause so that he can officially become a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. According to the source, the Phillies would send left-handed starter JA Happ [...]
Phillies have a deal in place for Oswalt?
Posted in Baseball on Jul 29th, 2010
MLB sources tell Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston that the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros have a deal in place for starting pitcher Roy Oswalt. According to the report, they are just waiting for Oswalt to waive his no-trade clause. At this point, the Astros have told Oswalt that the money and players [...]
Brown doesn’t disappoint in MLB debut
Posted in Baseball on Jul 28th, 2010
The fans in Philadelphia have been chanting for Domonic Brown to join the Phillies for some time now. Previously, the offense was struggling and someone needed to do something. Phillies fans just figured they’d bring up the savior and he’d change everything. Well, Ruben Amaro Jr. decided to wait. He only brought Brown up to [...]
For those of you dying for the Philadelphia Phillies to call up their top prospect Dom Brown, you don’t have to wait any longer. Centerfielder Shane Victorino was sent to the 15-day DL today with a strained oblique. And that means it’s Dom Brown time. Brown has been ripping up the minor leagues in the [...]
Yankees trying to trade Chan Ho Park?
Posted in Baseball on Jul 26th, 2010
Last season, the Philadelphia Phillies had Chan Ho Park in their starting rotation to start the season. Most everyone knew this was a bad idea. However, when they sent him to the bullpen, he flourished. He was an important reliever on a team that went to the World Series. Then, the New York Yankees signed [...]
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