Athleticism – Phillies Nation

Phillies Notes: Bastardo, Ruf, Halladay

-Ruben Amaro addressed the Antonio Bastardo suspension with the media today. Amaro said Bastardo told him Sunday that something could happen in...

Acquisitions

Phils Considered Frontrunners For B.J. Upton

Early Friday morning, Jon Heyman reported that the Phillies were early frontrunners to land B.J. Upton. The former #1 pick is a...

2012 Player Reviews

Phillies Player Review: John Mayberry

John Mayberry received more playing time this year, playing in 149 games with Domonic Brown in the minors, the mid-season trades of...

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Analysis

Howard’s September to Forget

While most had written off the Phillies’ chances at a playoff run, some didn’t. Buster Olney wrote in July of an unnamed...

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Analysis

The Dom Brown Era (Finally) Begins

I guess I’ve yet to be completely tainted by working in the media. They say it ruins your fandom. But for tonight,...

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Fightins

OF Prospect James is Humble & Focused

In the Reading Phillies’ home game against Bowie (Baltimore affiliate) on Saturday, June 14th, outfielder Jiwan James put forth an effort that resulted...

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Blueclaws

PN Interview: Shortstop Prospect Tyler Greene

Drafted in the 11th round last year out of West Boca Raton Community High School, shortstop Tyler Greene wasted no time signing...

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2012 Spring Training

Dom Brown, Left Field: Why it Works

At age 24, Domonic Brown has already seen just about everything a player can see. Brown produced an awesome year (.299/.377/.504, 14...

Posts

Examining a Hunter Pence Trade

The folks over at ESPN’s SweetSpot network do some of the best and most-informed short-form baseball writing on the internet, and not...

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2011 Top 25 Prospects

ProspectNation 2011: #7 Jiwan James- OF

Switch-hitting Phillies prospect Jiwan James earned plenty of recognition last season, as he set the Class A Lakewood hitting streak record at...

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2011 Top 25 Prospects

ProspectNation 2011: #19 Aaron Altherr- OF

After splitting his second season of professional baseball with the Gulf Coast League Phillies and the Williamsport Crosscutters, outfielder Aaron Altherr is...

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