Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ffXjx9fWRexhi4HFhVlDvA',sig:'ud4WFo4zgBQYd8-FTXv-cvWXk_I1YmELq0RJCSPFR_M=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'612546762',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsRyan Howard contract paid $25 million in 2016 and $10 million buyout for 2017The Philadelphia Phillies have gone from being one of the biggest spenders in Major League Baseball to one of its most frugal teams.This normally wouldn’t sit well with a fan base that became used to winning big … Continue reading Phillies nearly ready to spend big again
Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: Near Misses
Over the past week, I have been releasing a countdown of the Philadelphia Phillies Top Ten Prospects as of Fall 2016.That Phillies top prospect list shows that this vastly improved organization has a tremendous mix of talented youngsters coming at a variety of positions.The current top ten includes three pitchers, a catcher, a second baseman, … Continue reading Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: Near Misses
Rookies were unsung heroes of Phillies 1980 world champions
Much of the credit for the Philadelphia Phillies winning the franchise’s first-ever World Series championship back in 1980 has gone to the core of veteran players. That title would not have been won without those veterans. Stars such as Mike Schmidt, Larry Bowa, Greg Luzinski, Bob Boone, Larry Christenson and Dick Ruthven came up through the Phillies farm system. That homegrown core was supplemented during … Continue reading Rookies were unsung heroes of Phillies 1980 world champions
2016 Winter Meetings: Philadelphia Phillies
As he prepares to attend his second MLB Winter Meetings as the Philadelphia Phillies general manager next week, Matt Klentak may have a few dark horse moves up his sleeve.While the rumor mills surrounding the still rebuilding Fightin’ Phils have been relatively quiet, there have been some whispers of possibility. In the usual game of whisper down the … Continue reading 2016 Winter Meetings: Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #1 – Jorge Alfaro
For the last week, I’ve been counting down the Philadelphia Phillies current top ten prospects. Now we’ve reached the top spot in this vastly improved organization.Jorge Alfaro came to the Phillies organization as one of the centerpieces in the big package received from the Texas Rangers for Cole Hamels at the July 2015 trade deadline.Texas had originally signed … Continue reading Phillies Fall 2016 Top Ten Prospects: #1 – Jorge Alfaro
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