Pedro Florimon dropped from Phillies 40-man roster as team prepares for Hot Stove season

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'53whj0R4Q7V321lb0u7lOw',sig:'e28R_4fHqzR1S_8bqqol9vyoVXFj_d-HX8u0SVB105o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'965328236',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsFlorimon played parts of the last two seasons with the PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies announced that infielder Pedro Florimon has been outrighted from the 40-man roster. He cleared waivers and has been officially placed for now with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.Florimon has a little more than two years official MLB service time accrued. However, … Continue reading Pedro Florimon dropped from Phillies 40-man roster as team prepares for Hot Stove season

Reports surfacing that Manny Machado will be traded this week

Could this local artist rendering be a preview?With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline looming just two weeks away, the Philadelphia Phillies remain one of the favorites to land superstar shortstop Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles.Based on a number of developments leaking out into the media on Monday morning, things now appear to be finally … Continue reading Reports surfacing that Manny Machado will be traded this week

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

Phillies to send rookie Enyel De Los Santos to mound on Tuesday night

Rookie Enyel De Los Santos take mound Tuesday nightThanks to a congested schedule leading up to the MLB All-Star break, the Phillies had some tough organizational decisions to make and questions to answer regarding their starting pitching rotation.The club chose to answer those questions by giving yesterday’s start to Drew Anderson and tomorrow’s start to Enyel De Los … Continue reading Phillies to send rookie Enyel De Los Santos to mound on Tuesday night

Nick Pivetta continues to struggle at back of Phillies rotation

Nick Pivetta's struggles continued on Friday nightThe Phillies crushed the host Pirates by a 17-5 score on Friday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The win moved the team into first place by percentage points in the National League East Division standings.It also marked the 15th victory over the club’s last 22 games. Even more recently, the Phils … Continue reading Nick Pivetta continues to struggle at back of Phillies rotation