Yesterday, the Phillies traded a minor league infielder to the Boston Red Sox for veteran RHP Clay Buchholz. The Phillies will assume the final, $13.5M year of the pitcher’s contract. To acquire Buchholz, the Phillies relquished former Florida third baseman, Josh Tobias. To make room on their 40-man roster, they DFA-ed recent waiver claim 3B Richie Shaffer. Continue reading Phillies Acquire RHP Clay Buchholz
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Phillies 2016 Rule 5 Results
The Rule 5 Draft was completed this morning, and none of the players fans worried over were selected.
During the major league portion of the draft, 16 teams selected 18 minor league players. The Phillies did not go unscathed during the process as LHP Hoby Milner was selected by the Cleveland Indians with the 15th selection in the first round. Continue reading Phillies 2016 Rule 5 Results
Phillies Sign FA RHP Joaquin Benoit; DFA Mariot
It’s official. The Phillies have signed right-handed reliever, Joaquin Benoit to a one-year contract. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Phillies have designated RHP Michael Mariot for assignment.
The 39-year old Benoit signed for a reported to be $7.5 M for the one year. Benoit joins recent waiver claim David Rollins and recent trade acquisition Pat Neshek as veteran options to the young Phillies’ bullpen. Continue reading Phillies Sign FA RHP Joaquin Benoit; DFA Mariot
Phillies Claim Pitcher; DFA Asche
The Phillies claimed LHP David Roberts off waivers from the Texas Rangers. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Phillies designated OF Cody Asche for assignment. Continue reading Phillies Claim Pitcher; DFA Asche
Baseball Avoids Work Stoppage
Okay, I don’t know how close baseball really came to a lockout as reported and discussed over the past 10 days. But assuming there was at least a remote possibility of a lockout, baseball dodged that bullet when owners and players agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement Wednesday evening.
Ken Rosenthal was the first to break the news with the simple and succinct Twitter announcement, “Source: CBA is done”. The new agreement will be in place for 5 years, and runs through the 2021 season. While an official announcement was being prepared, the following details were reported (these came mostly from Twitter and the MLB Network, and may change when the official announcement is released): Continue reading Baseball Avoids Work Stoppage
Phillies Make 40-Man Roster Moves; November 18, 2016
With the 8:00 PM deadline approaching, the Phillies finalized their 40-Man Roster for the Rule 5 Draft.
The Phillies chose to protect 11 players from their minor league system, Continue reading Phillies Make 40-Man Roster Moves; November 18, 2016
Phillies Release Matt Harrison
The Philadelphia Phillies announced today that they have released Matt Harrison. The LHP was acquired as part of the Cole Hamels deal and was viewed as a salary dump by the Rangers. Continue reading Phillies Release Matt Harrison
Hellickson Accepts Qualifying Offer
In what will come as a surprise for many Phillies’ fans, RHP Jeremy Hellickson has accepted the team’s $17.2M Qualifying Offer.
The biggest surprise is that a Scott Boras client would forgo the opportunity to test free agency in what is considered to be a lean market for starting pitchers. Continue reading Hellickson Accepts Qualifying Offer
Phillies Acquire Kendrick
In a trade completed this afternoon, the Phillies sent Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Los Angeles Dodgers and received Howie Kendrick in exchange. Continue reading Phillies Acquire Kendrick
Phillies Set Managerial Corps for 2017
Earlier today, the Phillies announced the 2017 managerial assignments for the organization’s stateside affiliates.
Dusty Wathan will take over Lehigh Valley. Greg Legg will take over Wathan’s spot in Reading. Shawn Williams will move into Legg’s Clearwater position. Marty Malloy was hired to manage Lakewood. The former infielder most recently managed in the Houston system from 2014-15. Continue reading Phillies Set Managerial Corps for 2017
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