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2015 Player Reviews
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5.5K312015 Player Review: Chase Utley
There was a time when Chase Utley was the best baseball player in Philadelphia. And there was a time when Chase Utley...
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4.2K12015 Player Review: Aaron Harang
Coming into 2015, taking a $5 million flier on Aaron Harang seemed like a relative no-brainer. At 12-12 with a 3.57 ERA...
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3.7K12015 Player Review: Freddy Galvis
My favorite episode of “Community” is season three’s “Remedial Chaos Theory,” in which six realities are presented, each contingent on one friend’s...
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3.3K12015 Player Review: Jerad Eickhoff
When the Phillies traded former World Series MVP Cole Hamels and reliever Jake Diekman to the Texas Rangers, they received a bounty...
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7.6K12015 Player Review: Cesar Hernandez
I first met Cesar Hernandez in the summer of 2012. At the time, Hernandez was just named an Eastern League All-Star and...
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3.4K22015 Player Review: Justin De Fratus
Ryne Sandberg checked out en medias res, realizing he was not built for his role. Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ben Revere, Jonathan Papelbon...
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4.3K92015 Player Review: Cameron Rupp
Heading into the 2015 regular season, Cameron Rupp sat behind Carlos Ruiz on the Phillies’ catching depth chart. As the season progressed,...
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4.2K122015 Player Review: Ben Revere
2015 was a busy season for Ben Revere. He saw his tenure in Philadelphia come to an end before the July 31...
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4.2K132015 Player Review: Maikel Franco
It meant nothing, this Oct. 3 game between the Phillies and Marlins. The Phillies were close to sewing up the notorious title...
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3.5K32015 Player Reviews: Grady Sizemore
The summers of 2005 through 2008 were my last as what I would describe as a “carefree adult”. Sure, I had jobs....
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3.1K42015 Player Review: Ken Giles
I was always a fan of Jonathan Papelbon, before he came in to Philadelphia closing for the Boston Red Sox, and even...
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3.8K182015 Player Review: Jonathan Papelbon
When compiling the 100 Greatest Phillies of All-Time (now available on Amazon, makes a great holiday gift!), Pat Gallen and I struggled...
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5.2K62015 Player Review: Andres Blanco
I remember my 20th birthday very clearly. My family was living in the Ocala National Forrest at the time in a small...
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2.8K22015 Player Review: Cole Hamels
One morning back in July, my brother called to inform me he scored two tickets to a Phillies game at Wrigley Field....
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4.7K92015 Player Review: Aaron Altherr
In the 2009 MLB Draft, the Phillies selected two center fielders with their first two picks: Kelly Dugan out of Sherman Oaks, CA...
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