The Philadelphia Phillies have suffered through five consecutive non-winning seasons. The last time that the club fielded a winner was with the franchise record 102 victories of the 2011 campaign. Phillies leadership spent much of the last three years turning the final pages from the previous championship era. With the trade of Carlos Ruiz and the buyout of Ryan Howard‘s … Continue reading Phillies Rebuild Now Largely Completed
Philadelphia Phillies 2016 grades: Rotation
When the 2016 regular season opened, the Phillies anticipated a starting rotation of veterans Jeremy Hellickson and Charlie Morton pitching in front of youngsters Aaron Nola and Jerad Eickhoff.The role of fifth starter in that rotation was a wide open spring training battle, with the favorites being a pair of left-handers with big league experience in newcomerBrett Oberholtzer and organizational arm Adam Morgan.But another … Continue reading Philadelphia Phillies 2016 grades: Rotation
Phillies closing August in poor shape
Following Tuesday night's 3-2 defeat at the hands of the NL East rival Washington Nationals, the Phillies have played the schedule to a 12-13 record during the month of August.While that might now seem like too bad a mark, a look at the club's recent play and some of the mitigating circumstances shows that they … Continue reading Phillies closing August in poor shape
Phillies enduring a see-saw 2016 season
At the beginning of the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, more than four months ago now, I came out with my predictions for the upcoming Phillies season.In that prediction piece, I picked the club to finish a dozen games better than their putrid bottom-of-baseball 2015 campaign, going 75-87 when the books were closed on … Continue reading Phillies enduring a see-saw 2016 season
Realistic expectations for Phillies summer of 2016
From Saturday, April 9th when the Phillies registered their first victory of the 2016 season behind a stellar outing from Vincent Velasquez through Saturday, May 14th when Aaron Nola beat the Cincinnati Reds, the Phils registered a phenomenal 22-11 record.That stretch of .667 baseball left the club tied for first place in the National League East Division for a few heady … Continue reading Realistic expectations for Phillies summer of 2016
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