All posts tagged "Platoon"

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  Phillies Reportedly Show Interest in Delmon Young

  According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies are seriously considering signing free agent outfielder Delmon Young. The Phillies outfield has been...

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  Amaro: “Going with what we’ve got” in OF

  On Philly.com, Matt Gelb spoke with Ruben Amaro about the direction of the Phillies outfield heading into the 2013 season. Amaro was...

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  2012 Player Reviews

  Phillies Player Review: Jim Thome

  Throw WAR out the door for this one. There was no move that got me more excited for the 2012 season than...

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  Get A-Rod’s Backup Instead

  The Phillies will decline Placido Polanco‘s $5.5 million option for 2013, buying him out for $1 million. The formal decision hasn’t come...

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  Utley Considering Third Base?

  The hot corner has been a hot topic for Phillies fans all season long. The organization lacks a major-league-ready prospect to take...

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  Schierholtz Addition Redundant

  At age 28, Nate Schierholtz is about as complete of a Major League player as he will likely become. Very few players...

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  The Jim Thome Dilemma

  At 41, Jim Thome may not have received more than a handful of offers before the 2012 season started. After all, most...

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  2012 Game Recaps

  Blanton Spares ‘Pen, Throws CG 4-0 Shut Out

  Joe Blanton was masterful today, throwing a complete game 3-hitter with 6 Ks and no walks as the Phillies rolled to a...

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  Evaluating the Success of the 1B Platoon

  It’s early in the season. In fact, it’s really early, 19 games early. But one of the most surprising, and interesting, developments...

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  2012 Spring Training

  Writer’s Roundtable, Part 1: Press Panic

  The grass is getting greener, the birds are retreating back to the Northeast, and my allergies are flaring up; these are, of...

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  “What If” The Fifth Outfielder is Already in the System

  This time of year, quite a few pieces of Phillies related news slips under the cracks. There are numerous moves, including players...

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  Writer’s Roundtable: Phillies New Year’s Resolutions

  In our latest Writer’s Roundtable, the Phillies Nation crew discuss our New Year’s Resolutions for the Phillies in 2012. Nick “The Beerman”...

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  My Lineup Card Would Look Like This

  Now that the Phillies have started to get healthy (*knock on wood*), we got to see something that resembled an actual Major...

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  Chase Utley Begins Rehab Assignment

  Goodbye extended spring training, we hardly knew ya. Hello actual rehab assignment! According to Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News, Chase...

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  2011 Gameday

  Gameday: Marlins (7-5) at Phillies (9-3)

  Florida Marlins (7-5) at Philadelphia Phillies (9-3) Javier Vazquez, RHP (1-1, 8.64 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt, RHP (2-0, 2.25 ERA) Time: 7:05, Citizens...