Phillies unwilling to part with top prospect SanchezThe Philadelphia Phillies appear to have lost out in their pursuit of shortstop Manny Machado for the time being by the narrowest of margins.I say for the time being because, as most already are aware, Machado is due to be a free agent this coming off-season. The Phillies will be … Continue reading Phillies justified in not including Sixto Sanchez in a Manny Machado trade
Phillies may fall short in the Manny Machado Derby
Manny Machado (picture: Yahoo Sports)While Rhys Hoskins was getting passed by Kyle Schwarber in the semi-finals of the Home Run Derby last night, it appears that the Los Angeles Dodgers may have also passed the Phillies in the Manny Machado Derby.MLB insider Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports was first out with the story on Twitter this morning:Breaking; The Dodgers appear to … Continue reading Phillies may fall short in the Manny Machado Derby
Backup catcher Andrew Knapp heats up as summer arrives
Backup catcher Andrew Knapp has been hot of lateFor more than two months, Andrew Knapp was doing very little to help the cause of the 2018 Philadelphia Phillies. He was in his second big league season but had made the opening day roster for the first time.Knapp was expected to be a solid backup to starting catcher Jorge … Continue reading Backup catcher Andrew Knapp heats up as summer arrives
Phillies back in the lead in Manny Machado sweepstakes
Ken Rosenthal reports Phillies have upped Machado offerThe roller-coaster saga that is the Manny Machado sweepstakes appears to have taken another wild turn, this time back in the Philadelphia Phillies favor.On Friday afternoon, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweeted out that the Phillies “have increased their offer” for Machado. The information came to … Continue reading Phillies back in the lead in Manny Machado sweepstakes
Chase Utley to retire at end of 2018 season
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1xsDJ3IPSvJ-KZoIhHRPIQ',sig:'tx1wj315MmgErPMKm34KsKRoxFWziOwx9POSQoVqzvQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1008680440',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsUtley tips his cap to fans at Citizens Bank Park in July 2018The story has been breaking across the internet in furious fashion all afternoon. Chase Utley, the former Philadelphia Phillies all-star and current member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will hold a press conference later today to … Continue reading Chase Utley to retire at end of 2018 season
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