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
Pair of Royals are among the bats linked to Phillies
Whit Merrifield (L), Mike Moustakas (R) linked to PhilliesFollowing a split of Monday's twi-night doubleheader with the host New York Mets at Citi Field, the Philadelphia Phillies (50-39) find themselves still tied for first place with the Atlanta Braves in the National League East Division.Yesterday's split highlighted weaknesses that remain with this team as it … Continue reading Pair of Royals are among the bats linked to Phillies
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
Road trip could be telling for contending Phillies
Phanatic and home fans won't see the team for two weeksWe're now past the Fourth of July, and the Philadelphia Phillies currently are holding a National League Wildcard playoff spot.Thanks to victories in six of their last seven games, the Fightin' Phils trail the first-place Atlanta Braves by just one game in the loss column … Continue reading Road trip could be telling for contending Phillies
No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sL_Bn7Z1T4VhCfNZOOSxFA',sig:'9rTwbs9os1zEbvrRNk3Fzw6dhekvDik0ebdvyJ8qJlU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'946340104',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsJune proved difficult for first-year skipper Gabe KaplerTurned out that the Major League baseball schedule makers were not kind to this improved Philadelphia Phillies ball club.The Phillies ended May with a 31-23 record. Those eight games above .500 marked the first time since the 2012 season that the … Continue reading No June swoon, but Phillies cracks beginning to show
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