The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have been the Triple-A minor league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies since the 2007 season. But the franchise has a long and winding history. Founded in 1993 as the Ottawa Lynx in Canada, they were an affiliate of the old Montreal Expos for their first decade of existence. The Baltimore Orioles then took control of … Continue reading Cole Irvin named as Lehigh Valley IronPigs POY
JoJo Romero named as Double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils POY
JoJo Romero, Reading Player of the Year(Photo: Baseball Betsy)The Reading Fightin’ Phils have been the Philadelphia Phillies Double-A minor league affiliates since their founding all the way back in 1968 when they were simply named the Reading Phillies.The relationship between the two teams is tied for the longest minor league affiliation in baseball.In 2008 the Philadelphia Phillies … Continue reading JoJo Romero named as Double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils POY
WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler
I rehashed the Philadelphia Phillies collapse over the final two months of the season in last week’s piece on the “significant changes” that I feel general manager Matt Klentak needs to make in this coming off-season. So, let’s not wade through that murky water again. A great many Phillies fans became disillusioned by the collapse of the … Continue reading WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler
Jose Pujols named as High-A Clearwater Threshers POY
The Clearwater Threshers are the High-A minor league affiliates of the Phillies, and are located at the same place where Phillies fans travel every February and March to enjoy spring training. They have been affiliated with the Phillies since their very first season of existence all the way back in 1985. For their first 29 seasons the club … Continue reading Jose Pujols named as High-A Clearwater Threshers POY
Phillies president Andy MacPhail hedging bets on free agent activity
Phillies president Andy MacPhail(Photo: Keith Allison)The Phillies brain trust has been making the rounds over the last few days trying to defend the 2018 rise and collapse, and handle media and fan questions regarding their plans to better the team for the 2019 season.On Tuesday it was Andy MacPhail’s turn in front of the cameras … Continue reading Phillies president Andy MacPhail hedging bets on free agent activity
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