During the off-season, Phillies GM Matt Klentak dealt away closer Ken Giles in exchange for a large haul of prospects that included current starting pitcher Vincent Velasquez.While some Phillies fans were initially disappointed in losing '100-Miles Giles', whom they saw as one of the few exciting, young drawing cards with the cub, those have been mitigated by the … Continue reading Phillies trade chips: Jeanmar Gomez
Final Phillies 2015 Opening Day roster fights
Weather permitting, at 3:05pm on Monday, April 6th, the Philadelphia Phillies will take the field to open the 2015 MLB regular season with an Interleague game against the Boston Red Sox.The spring training process of workouts and Grapefruit League games is beginning to sort out the players as the coaching staff and management will cut … Continue reading Final Phillies 2015 Opening Day roster fights
Jeanmar Gomez added to Phillies bullpen mix
On Monday the Phillies announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Jeanmar Gomezto a minor league deal that includes an invitation to major league camp for spring training.Gomez was first signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2005. He pitched mostly as a starter in the minors, and progressed incrementally through … Continue reading Jeanmar Gomez added to Phillies bullpen mix
