Charlie Manuel, Hunter Pence, Ruben Amaro Jr. and Claude Giroux, were at the 2012 Philadelphia Sportswriter Banquet last night at the Crown Plaza in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Manuel said he was pleased with the way Ryan Howard recovery is going and expects him to be ready within a month of the start of the season. [...]
The man who helped bring a World Series championship to Philadelphia in 2008 has moved on to the Washington Nationals signing a 1 year deal. Lidge was informed about 10 days ago that he wouldn’t be part of the Phillies plans in 2012. With such a rich market for relievers this off season [...]
There are guys who love to play baseball and they don’t ever want to stop. One of those guys is Jamie Moyer, who is now 49 years old. Yesterday he came an agreement with the Colorado Rockies on a minor league contract.
If he passes the physical, Moyer has an invitation to the Rockies spring training. [...]
After months of speculation whether the lefty would be returning to the Phillies’ clubhouse after next season, Cole Hamels and Philadelphia management agreed to a one-year $15-million contract to avoid an Arbitration Hearing.
Hamels was projected to make $14-million this offseason, but after a career low ERA and no earned runs in the Postseason, the Phillies [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies have made it known that their focus has turned to one man, Cole Hamels. The 14-game winner’s contract will be up after next season and the only way the Phillies can avoid a bidding war is to sign Hamels to an extension.
Philly knows if they don’t sign the 28-year-old before the season’s [...]
Kyle Kendrick just avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Phillies for $3.585 million. The right hander is coming a solid season where he had an 8-6 record and a 3.22 ERA. He appeared in 34 games for the Phils in 2011 and that included a total of 15 starts.
The righthander [...]
What is the truth of why Ryan Madson didn’t sign with the Phillies earlier in the off season? According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, Madson’s agent Scott Boras wants everybody to know that he and his client were ready to sign the four-year $44-million deal which was offered to him.
The big-money agent says he [...]
Last year’s Phillies closer Ryan Madson has agreed to a one-year $8.5 million dollar deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Madson, who was on the free agent market much longer than anyone could have anticipated, will use this next season to prove to clubs around the league that his success in 2011 as a closer wasn’t [...]
The December meetings are long over and Scott Borris’ client is still without a team. Ryan Madson, who was once referred to as one of the better relievers this offseason, was close to signing a $44-million dollar contract with the Phillies, but Ruben Amaro Jr opted Jonathan Papelbon to fill the void instead.
The almost deal [...]
As you already know the Phils have signed J-Roll to a three-year deal worth around $33 million. There is a four-year option also in there. So who is happy? Some might be and some maybe not. The Phils talked about a change of philosophy in their approach. Is this it? I mean, I love Jimmy [...]
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